Sunak faces down disgruntled right-wing Tory MPs to win crunch Rwanda vote

Rishi Sunak managed to see off a potential rebellion on his Safety of Rwanda Bill (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

The UK Prime Minister has won a crunch vote on his Rwanda plan despite right-wing Conservative factions announcing they could not back emergency “stop the boats” legislation.

With Rishi Sunak facing a test of his authority, there appeared to be fears in his administration that a potential rebellion could see the Safety of Rwanda Bill defeated at its first hurdle in the Commons.