ANALYSIS: MP Calls Immigration Plan ‘Last Chance Saloon’ as Pollster Warns Tories of Historic Defeat

Published on December 7, 2023

A Tory MP has said that backing the prime minister’s new immigration plan is a “last chance saloon,” and a prominent pollster has warned that unless the Tories “get serious” on immigration, they could be heading for a historic defeat. A resolute Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to press ahead with the contentious Rwanda asylum scheme despite facing fierce opposition within his own party. The Tory leader, navigating a potential parliamentary battle, made a plea to the Labour Party on Thursday, acknowledging the pivotal role it plays in the fate of his proposed legislation. Daniel Kawczynski, Conservative MP for Shrewsbury, told The Epoch Times that despite holding “reservations” about Rwanda, he felt that there was “no other alternative” but to vote for the prime minister’s bill....

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