Sunak’s Fate Hangs in the Balance After Rwanda Bill Delay: Pollster

In a setback labelled by a pollster as “central” to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s grip over the Conservative Party, the Rwanda bill—a centrepiece of Tory immigration policy—has been delayed following multiple defeats in the House of Lords on Wednesday. The bill, officially known as the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, seeks to facilitate the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda and has been a subject of contentious debate. Despite the government’s efforts to expedite the legislation, peers in the Lords rejected it, necessitating its return to the House of Commons for further consideration. The delay is likely to extend until May, complicating the government’s timeline for implementing the policy....