Rishi Sunak will not say if he’ll sack high Tory Lee Anderson over Rwanda menace

Rishi Sunak has refused to say if he’ll sack a high Tory who’s threatening to affix a revolt over his Rwanda plan.

Lee Anderson, the Conservative Deputy Chairman, is anticipated to again insurgent amendments searching for to toughen up laws aimed toward getting the deportation flights off the bottom. But the PM declined to say if he would face disciplinary motion if he votes towards the Government.

The Safety of Rwanda Bill can be voted on over two days within the Commons on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr Sunak is going through strain on two fronts as proper wingers demand he does extra, whereas Conservative moderates increase considerations in regards to the prospect of sidelining worldwide conventions and human rights provisions.

Asked if Mr Anderson could be sacked if he voted towards the Government, the PM stated: “The Conservative Party are completely united on wanting to stop the boats. We share the frustration of the British people about this situation… I’m determined to get this new legislation onto the statute book so we can get our Rwanda scheme up and running.

“We’ve made good progress so far thanks to the hard work of many, which means that the numbers of arrivals are down by over a third last year. That shows the plan is working but in order to finish the job, we do need a deterrent like Rwanda. And that’s why I’m trying to do everything I can to get this bill which is by the way, the toughest piece of migration legislation the parliament has ever seen – onto the statute books so we can finally grip this problem.”

Pushed on whether or not Mr Anderson could be disciplined, Mr Sunak stated: “Of course I continue to talk to all my colleagues, but I know everyone’s frustrated. I’m frustrated about the situation … I’m confident that the bill we’ve got is the toughest that anyone’s ever seen. And it will resolve this issue once and for all.”

The struggle over immigration comes as Mr Sunak faces strain over a mega-poll suggesting he may lose virtually 200 seats on the common election. In a determined bid to stop wipeout, rebels demanded the PM stand down as chief.

The YouGov survey of 14,000 folks urged Keir Starmer is on target to brush into energy with a landslide 120-seat majority. The ballot indicated that Conservatives may maintain on to as few as 169 seats, which might be 196 fewer than on the final election. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps, and Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt could possibly be amongst 11 Cabinet ministers to be ousted.

Mr Shapps insisted the Tories may flip the present opinion polls round. The Cabinet minister advised Times Radio: “Absolutely. Look, the reason I think we can turn it around is because at least people know we have got a plan and we are working to it.”

But Dame Andrea Jenkyns urged colleagues to join her in seeking a leadership challenge, saying: “Conservative MPs given the latest polling are you now going to wake-up and put your vote of no confidence letters in too? Nothing to lose, we have a general election this year anyway. Time to get our party back and be real Conservatives. And save our country from the commies who backed Corbyn!”