Sunak faces down disgruntled right-wing Tory MPs to win crunch Rwanda vote

The Prime Minister has won a crunch vote on his Rwanda plan despite right-wing Conservative factions announcing they could not back emergency “stop the boats” legislation.

With Rishi Sunak facing a test of his authority, there appeared to be fears in his administration that a potential rebellion could see the Safety of Rwanda Bill defeated at its first hurdle in the Commons.

But MPs approved the Bill at second reading by 313 votes to 269 on Tuesday, giving the UK Government a comfortable winning majority of 44.

The British people should decide who gets to come to this country – not criminal gangs or foreign courts.That’s what this Bill delivers.

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak)