Rwanda Bill Passes Second Reading Despite Tory Rebellion

Published on December 12, 2023

The government has cleared the first hurdle in Parliament to push through an emergency bill in a bid to revive its plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda. The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed the second reading on Tuesday evening by 313 votes to 269 despite a rebellion from the right wing of the Conservative Party. A total of 38 Conservative MPs abstained, including former Home Secretary Suella Braverman and former immigration minister Robert Jenrick. The Democratic Unionist Party and most opposition parties opposed the bill while Sinn Féin abstained. The vote came as an immigrant died on Tuesday morning on Bibby Stockholm, an accommodation vessel used as temporary housing for illegal immigrants....

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