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MPs back Rwanda bill in boost to Rishi Sunak despite rebellion by rightwing MPs – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill passes its first Commons vote but only after rebellion by a collection of rightwing Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK

Stopping all deportation appeals not the British thing to do, says minister

Michael Tomlinson leaves open prospect that Tory MPs who vote against Rwanda bill could lose whip

The Guardian - UK

The new ‘Rwanda deal’ was a shock to Rwandans. We know this is no place for asylum seekers

I was sentenced to 15 years’ jail for speaking out about the government in my country, says Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, Rwandan opposition leader

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Tuesday briefing: Will rebels torpedo the Rwanda bill – and what does the fight tell us about the Tories?

In today’s newsletter: The prime minister faces rebellions on both sides of his party over his controversial plan for migrants

The Guardian - UK

The Covid inquiry was the least of Sunak’s worries: now he has to face his own MPs

With his Rwanda plan, the PM has boxed himself into a corner, unable to satisfy the Tory left or right, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

Gary Lineker hits back after being told to stick to football over Rwanda views

Gary Lineker called for a ‘fair new plan’ that reflects the ‘will of the British people’

The Independent UK

Rwanda bill - live: Sunak begs for support hours before vote as asylum seeker dies on Bibby Stockholm

A few hundred asylum seekers are now living on the barge at Portland port, Dorset

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Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

The top U.N. official in Congo is warning the Security Council that tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi

The Independent UK

Refugee Charities Call Sunak's Emergency Rwanda Treaty 'Cruel And Nasty'

After ignoring two unlawful rulings, the UK Government implemented an emergency Rwanda Treaty "to ensure our plan cannot be stopped".

International Business Times UK

Sunak Faces Grilling From COVID Inquiry Over 'Missing' WhatsApps

Last week, former prime minister Boris Johnson defended his actions and hit out at "dramatic" representations of the Partygate revelations.

International Business Times UK

Lineker hits back after being criticised for expressing views on Rwanda scheme

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps had questioned whether pundit should air personal views

Evening Standard

Home Office Reveals The Government Paid Rwanda A Further £100m This Year

The substantial payment was made in April of this year, the Home Office's top civil servant said in a letter to MPs, after £140m had already been sent to the African nation.

International Business Times UK

Rishi Sunak desperately lobbying Tory MPs to avoid defeat on Rwanda bill

Prime minister will host emergency breakfast at No 10 after frenetic day in Westminster reminiscent of Brexit fights

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak on the rack as Tory factions feud over Rwanda bill ‘mess’

Right-wing rebel MPs urge PM to ‘pull’ Rwanda bill ahead of crucial Commons vote

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The Sunak cost fallacy: why the prime minister just can't quit Rwanda

We are all familiar with the sunk cost fallacy. Whether it be sticking with a job we hate, a partner we no longer love or an investment haemorrhaging cash, we keep going because we've already put in so much time, effort or money. Sunk costs have this terrible power to…

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing Tories urge Sunak to amend ‘partial and incomplete’ Rwanda bill

European Research Group of backbench MPs say bill should be withdrawn before vote on Tuesday

The Conversation

East Africa's troops are leaving the DRC: what went wrong and what comes next

The East African Community deployed a regional force for the first time into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2022. Just over a year later, the troops have started withdrawing amid tension with the host state. We asked Jenna Russo, who has covered the conflict and interventions in the…

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s week of chaos reflects the state of his party. There’s only one answer: an election

Today his appearance at the Covid inquiry, tomorrow his failing Rwanda bill. The PM – and the Tories – are disintegrating, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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The Guardian - UK

How Tory MPs could derail Sunak’s Rwanda plan

Prime minister under pressure from both sides of his party as Commons prepares to vote on safety of Rwanda bill

International Business Times

UK's Sunak Faces Key Test Over Rwanda Migrant Policy Vote

UK leader Rishi Sunak faces the riskiest week of his premiership, with lawmakers gathering Monday to decide whether to back his flagship policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda row: PM Sunak, who pledged to ‘stop the boats’, faces crucial test

Sunak’s Conservatives have criticised the plan to deport refugees from the UK as contradicting international law.

The Independent UK

Sunak in crisis as Tory right-wing rebels’ ‘star chamber’ rejects his Rwanda bill

PM’s legislation does ‘not go far enough’, say hardliners – urging Sunak to ‘pull the bill’ ahead of crunch Commons vote

The Independent UK

Home Office will spend £700m on small boats plan, contracts reveal

Labour says spending plan shows government ‘doesn’t believe Sunak’s Rwanda plan is going to work’

The Guardian - UK

Tory MPs given ‘outdated’ analysis in push for Rwanda bill

Party sources say whips circulating flawed Home Office modelling in effort to persuade MPs to back Sunak’s legislation

Evening Standard

When is the vote on the emergency Rwanda Bill? Rishi Sunak faces crucial day in the Commons

The prime minister faces arguably the most challenging week of his premiership

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