Rishi Sunak to hold surprise press conference following Rwanda vote

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The Prime Minister will chair a press conference at No 9 Downing Street this morning, following his victory within the Commons final evening as his Rwanda invoice handed third studying.

Rishi Sunak has confronted every week of riot after 60 of his personal Conservative MPs backed insurgent amendments to his flagship coverage.

Although the amendments failed to collect the assist wanted to go, rebellions towards the invoice threatened its survival as Labour had deliberate to vote towards it.

However, solely 11 Conservative MPs rebelled, which means the laws handed with comfy majority of 44.

The invoice now enters the House of Lords the place it’s anticipated to endure some opposition and additional amendments.

Mr Sunak will deal with the media this morning at round 9.50am, the place he’s anticipated to set out additional updates to his immigration coverage and discipline questions from journalists.

Though the prime minister has efficiently navigated the riot, Labour have argued that it has left his authority in “tatters”.

Speaking within the Commons in the course of the third studying of the Bill, the shadow residence secretary Yvette Cooper stated: “This chaos leaves the Prime Minister’s authority in tatters, he’s in office but not in power. No one agrees with him on his policy. And the real weaknesses is that he doesn’t even agree with it himself.

“A Prime Minister who is so weak he has lost control of the asylum system, lost control of our borders and lost any control of the Tory party.”