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Rwanda plan could fail first test in Lords as peers move to thwart Sunak’s bill

Motion seeks to delay ratification of treaty until government can show that destination country is safe

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives in chaos: is there a path to recovery for Rishi Sunak before next election?

The Rwanda shambles, critical byelections and a likely mauling in local polls in May, the PM’s troubles are mounting. Tory optimists do see a way to win, but admit it is narrowing

The Guardian - UK

'They Treat Us As If We Are Nothing' – Asylum Seekers Respond To Emergency Rwanda Treaty

Asylum seekers respond to Sunak's relentless emergency Rwanda policy after it was passed by an overall majority vote on Wednesday.

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Setback For Sunak As House Of Lords Sets Out Prolonged Timetable For Rwanda Bill

Sunak spent the morning urging his peers in the unelected chamber to pass his asylum bill as soon as possible, arguing it was the "will of the people" and they should see it as a "priority" for the country.

International Business Times UK

In Davos, African Nations Want To Tell A Different Story

From South Africa to Rwanda to Nigeria, African countries put on a show of force at the World Economic Forum this week, seeking to transform their image by grabbing private investment rather than development aid.

International Business Times

It’s the latest episode of The Tories – and it makes Squid Game look like the Brownies

Watch as they stab themselves in the back and shoot themselves in the foot over the Rwanda policy, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Home Office hires hangar and dummy plane to rehearse forcing migrants onto Rwanda flights

Staff will be trained on how to handle 'disruptive' people

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Home Office hires hangar for staff to practise Rwanda deportations

Officials will be taught how to carry out deportations, including how to handle people who physically resist

The Guardian - UK

We ‘clearly let society down’ and have broken people’s trust in technology, Fujitsu boss tells Horizon Post Office inquiry – as it happened

Paul Patterson, CEO of Fujitsu Europe, also says editing of witness statements used to prosecute post office operators was ‘shameful’

The Guardian - UK

Sunak Hit With Biggest Tory Rebellion Over Rwanda Plan Amendments

Sunak could face a humiliating defeat that could cost the Conservative Party its next general election win if Tory MPs continue to vote for Rwanda policy amendments.

International Business Times UK

Setback for Sunak’s Rwanda bill pledge as peers reject his call for haste

Members of Lords criticise PM’s ‘bizarre’ and ‘vacuous’ calls for swift approval of legislation to ensure deportation flights by spring

The Guardian - UK

Why so tetchy, tech bro? Rish! doesn’t take well to Rwanda fantasy being challenged

Things are not looking great for the interim PM. Time to scrape the barrel with ‘will of the people’ rhetoric

The Guardian - UK

UK PM Says Controversial Rwanda Plan Is 'Will Of The People'

Rishi Sunak on Thursday urged members of the UK's unelected upper chamber of parliament to pass his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda, insisting it was "the will of the people".

International Business Times

Sunak is praying for the Lords to block the Rwanda bill – so he can blame the left

If that plane full of asylum seekers actually takes off, it is no longer the great distraction his government needs it to be, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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What is the UK’s ‘Safety of Rwanda’ bill and why are MPs fighting over it?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pushes the bill through the House of Commons but not without much squabbling.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak pressures Lords to pass Rwanda bill and denies Tory split on issue

PM urges opposition peers to back deportation bill amid reports of Tories submitting no-confidence letters in PM

The Guardian - UK

‘We are just being used’: asylum seekers react to passing of Rwanda bill

While Tory infighting has dominated headlines, people threatened with removal say their views are being ignored

Evening Standard

Lee Anderson: I didn't vote against Rwanda Bill after Labour MPs 'sniggered and laughed' at me

'Who knew Lee Anderson was such a delicate flower?,' jibed Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson Alistair Carmichael

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The Guardian - UK

UK’s Rwanda bill is a ‘step towards totalitarianism’, says Lord Carlile

Leading barrister signals House of Lords plans to revise bill, saying government is ‘elevating itself above the law’

Evening Standard

Rwanda bill latest LIVE: Rishi Sunak urges Lords not to 'frustrate will of people' and back deportation flights

Rishi Sunak appealed for the House of Lords to “do the right thing” and vote his Rwanda bill through at a press conference on Thursday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak challenges House of Lords to accept ‘the will of the people’ and pass Rwanda bill – as it happened

Prime minister says he wants first flight to leave ‘as soon as practicably possible’ but will not give date

International Business Times UK

Sunak Defends Rwanda Plan At PMQS As Starmer Goes On The Offensive Ahead Of Crucial Vote

Two deputy chairmen of the Conservatives resigned from their roles as they joined dozens of Tory right-wingers in backing amendments to toughen the scheme.

Evening Standard

Rwanda Bill: Rishi Sunak wins crunch vote in Commons as Tory rebellion fizzles out

Dozens of hardline Conservatives who had threatened to bring down the Prime Minister’s flagship immigration policy reluctantly agreed to vote with the Government

International Business Times

UK's Sunak Survives Knife-edge Vote As Rwanda Bill Clears Commons

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak survived a key test of his leadership Wednesday, fending off right-wing rebels to win a crunch parliamentary vote on his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda.

The Guardian - UK

The Rwanda bill passing could be just the start of Sunak’s troubles

Problems in the Lords, further legal challenges and the alienation of centrist MPs and voters may await the prime minister

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