Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith backed rightwing challenge to policy in defiance of Rishi Sunak
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Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith have resigned as deputy chairs of the Conservative party after defying Rishi Sunak by backing rightwing challenges to harden up his flagship Rwanda deportation bill.
The rebellion by the two senior “red wall” MPs, who were joined by 60 fellow rightwingers in voting for a series of rebel amendments, comes as a direct blow to the prime minister’s authority.
Continue reading…Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith backed rightwing challenge to policy in defiance of Rishi SunakUK politics live – latest updatesLee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith have resigned as deputy chairs of the Conservative party after defying Rishi Sunak by backing rightwing challenges to harden up his flagship Rwanda deportation bill.The rebellion by the two senior “red wall” MPs, who were joined by 60 fellow rightwingers in voting for a series of rebel amendments, comes as a direct blow to the prime minister’s authority. Continue reading…