British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has no plans to bring forward a UK general election, despite the fact that his colleagues in the Conservative party have rejected his plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda (ed.) to await their trials. This was revealed by Housing Minister Michael Gove, according to Bloomberg.

Sunak’s proposed legislation, which would protect initial plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda from legal repercussions, is due to be voted on in the UK House of Commons next Tuesday. But this weekend, Sunak was busy fending off rebels from the right and center wings of his own party, who sought to thwart the legislation and thereby weaken Sunak’s position.

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“I’m sure that when the proposals are scrutinized and people take a moment to reflect on them, they will understand that these are difficult but proportionate measures,” Gove told Sky News. He added that the government had “no intention” of bringing the election forward, given the presence of opposition on the Tory benches.

Migration crisis

Sunak – who opposed Rwanda’s plan before becoming prime minister – has now accepted the plan to fulfill his promise to reduce migration. The Conservative rebel group threatened to vote against the plans because they did not do enough to stop migrants taking the British state to court.

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Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, known as a Sunak ally, resigned last Wednesday over the Rwanda plan. This makes clear the extent of differences in opinion among members of the Conservative Party on the issue of immigration. Today, Jenrick said in an interview with the BBC that current laws are ‘not effective enough’ to prevent immigrants from moving to the UK illegally.