Sunak’s Rwanda Bill passes third reading after Tory rebels back down

The Bill will now move to the House of Lords where it is expected to face serious opposition.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Safety of Rwanda Bill passed its third reading in the Commons (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA)

Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda deportation legislation survived a right-wing Conservative rebellion after would-be rebels announced they would not vote down an unchanged Bill.

The British prime minister saw the Safety of Rwanda Bill pass its third reading in the House of Commons by a majority of 44 on Wednesday evening.