Tory rebels trying to ramp up Rwanda plan call it the party’s last chance to stop the boats
TORY rebels trying to toughen the Rwanda plan have called it the party’s last chance to stop the boats.
Ringleader Robert Jenrick urged Rishi Sunak to ramp up the Bill because he will not get another shot if it falls apart.
The ex-immigration minister said: “This is the third piece of legislation in three years, it’s three strikes or you’re out, we’ve got to get this right.”
He is leading a group of 30 rightwing backbenchers demanding the PM toughens the legislation so it automatically overrules European judges.
Illegal immigration remains a massive problem despite ministers introducing the Nationality and Borders Bill, and the Illegal Migration Act in recent years.
Tory MP Miriam Cates agreed the Rwanda Bill – back in the Commons for debate next week – needed to finally grip the issue.
She said: “I think the only way to satisfy not only the Conservative Party, but actually the country, is to make this bill work.
“And we are going to look pretty daft and we will have failed if we go into the next election and this third attempt at producing legislation has not stopped the boats.
“That is the biggest threat to the Conservative Party and the country as a whole.
“So really, we should all be united about wanting to make this bill work.”