British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s emergency bill to revive his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda avoided defeat in parliament on Tuesday, surviving a rebellion by dozens of his lawmakers that has laid bare his party’s deep divisions. Sunak, who has pinned his reputation on the strategy despite warnings at every stage that it would not work, won the first vote on the plan in the House of Commons by 313 to 269 after a day of last ditch negotiations and drama in parliament.
About the Author
