The One Nation group of centrist Tories is considering tabling amendments to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill to protect the controversial legislation against breaches of international law.
Conservative MPs on the party’s moderate wing are concerned the government could cave in to demands from the right to harden the bill to avoid them voting it down in the new year.
Former justice secretary Robert Buckland, a member of the One Nation group, is considering tabling an amendment of his own to make the bill legally more safe so it is compatible with the European convention on human rights, the Guardian can reveal.
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The One Nation group of centrist Tories is considering tabling amendments to Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill to protect the controversial legislation against breaches of international law.
Conservative MPs on the party’s moderate wing are concerned the government could cave in to demands from the right to harden the bill to avoid them voting it down in the new year.
Former justice secretary Robert Buckland, a member of the One Nation group, is considering tabling an amendment of his own to make the bill legally more safe so it is compatible with the European convention on human rights, the Guardian can reveal.
Other centrist Tory MPs are looking at ways of holding the government to its commitment to remain within international law and prevent Sunak from giving significant concessions to the right.
After 29 Tory MPs abstained on the bill on Tuesday, the vast majority from the right of the party, a Common Sense Group source said there was scope to gather the requisite number of votes to oppose the legislation in the new year.
One senior rightwing MP who met Sunak before the vote said he had suggested tweaking clause 4 of the bill, which allows migrants to continue lodging individual claims, to add further curbs.
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