Full list of Tories who turned on Sunak to back Rwanda amendments

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Rishi Sunak’s authority has been dealt a recent blow as two Tory deputy chairmen resigned to be part of a significant Conservative riot over his Bill geared toward reviving the stalled Rwanda deportation plan.

Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith stepped down so as to vote for 2 amendments that right-wing MPs declare will assist to defend the federal government’s flagship asylum coverage from authorized problem. Jane Stevenson additionally stop her function as a parliamentary personal secretary within the Department for Business and Trade to back the amendments.

Mr Anderson and Mr Clarke-Smith backed the modifications tabled by former immigration minister Robert Jenrick and veteran Tory Sir Bill Cash “not because we are against the legislation, but because like everybody else we want it to work”, they mentioned.

Around 60 Tories voted in favour of modifications to the Safety of Rwanda Bill put ahead by Conservative backbencher Sir Bill, which search to guarantee UK and worldwide regulation can’t be used to block an individual being eliminated to Rwanda.

The modification was rejected by a majority of 461, however the riot offers a sign of the dimensions of unease inside the Conservative Party throughout an election 12 months.

The scope of the riot could be greater than sufficient to sink the Bill and overturn the federal government’s working majority of 54 if it had been repeated at its last Commons hurdle – third studying – which is anticipated on Wednesday.

Former prime minister Liz Truss, former ministers Suella Braverman and Sir Simon Clarke and former chief Sir Iain Duncan Smith had been additionally amongst these to back the amendments.

Mr Jenrick had aimed to change the Bill to severely restrict particular person asylum seekers’ means to attraction towards being put on a flight to Kigali. The Commons later rejected his modification 525 to 58, majority 467.

Here we check out all of the Tory MPs to back the amendments:

Sir Bill Cash’s modification:

MPs voted 529 to 68, majority 461, to reject Conservative MP Sir Bill Cash’s modification, which aimed to guarantee UK and worldwide regulation can’t be used to stop or delay an individual being eliminated to Rwanda.

Here is a take a look at the 58 Conservatives who backed the modification:

Tellers for the ayes had been Conservative MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) and Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge).

Robert Jenrick’s modification:

MPs voted 525 to 58, majority 467, to reject an modification from Conservative former minister Robert Jenrick that aimed to severely restrict particular person asylum seekers’ means to attraction towards being put on a flight to Rwanda.

The division list launched after the Commons vote contained 59 names for the ayes and 523 for the noes, however updates to the list can happen. Conservative Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) was listed on each the ayes and noes. He voted with the Government on the sooner modification tabled by Sir Bill Cash

Here are the 57 Tory MPs who backed Mr Jenrick’s modification:

Tellers for the ayes had been Conservative MPs Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg (North East Somerset) and Miriam Cates (Penistone and Stocksbridge).