Rishi Sunak tries to quell Conservative revolt over Rwanda plan for 2nd day
Thursday, 18 January 2024 British PM Rishi Sunak faces a test of his authority and his nerve on Wednesday as he tries to subdue a Conservative Party rebellion and win parliamentary approval for his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda. Lawmakers are due to vote on a bill that aims to overcome a UK Supreme Court block on the Rwanda plan, a day after some 60 members of Sunak's governing Conservatives rebelled in an effort to make the legislation tougher.
Rishi Sunak will face Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions before a Commons vote on the government's Rwanda bill due to take place tonight. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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