Suella Braverman warns ‘dozens’ of Tory MPs could resign if Rwanda Bill is not fixed
SUELLA Braverman strongly hinted dozens of Rishi Sunak’s ministers could resign if his flagship Rwanda Bill is not fixed next week.
The former Home Secretary said she will vote against the legislation if the Prime Minister doesn’t accept the changes in a Commons showdown.
Fifty backbenchers, including former PM Liz Truss, have backed the amendments tabled by ringleader Robert Jenrick, who quit as immigration minister over the legislation last month.
The Tory rebels insist the Bill would still allow the policy to be derailed by a wave of individual appeals and want ministers to ignore judgments from the Strasbourg court.
Speaking to GB News, the former Cabinet minister said: “We have engaged constructively, we want this Bill to work, it currently does not and I’m afraid does a disservice to the British public.
“It amounts to a betrayal to the British public.”
She added: “If there are no improvements to it, I will have to vote against it.”
Asked whether other ministers share her concerns and have considered resigning, she said: “Well, personally speaking, I have been… very concerned by the high number of ministers to whom I have spoken, who have grave reservations about this Bill.”
After being pressed on how many, she replied: “Oh, dozens. I actually haven’t spoken to many ministers who genuinely believe that this bill is going to work.
“Privately, under their breath they say to me, we know this Bill won’t work.”