It kind of sad, they have to recognise how close to an election we are before they grow a spine.
this post was submitted on 13 Dec 2023
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
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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With their numbers the amendment might succeed, in which case the lunatics on the right will vote it down. And if the One Nation amendment fails, then they'll vote it down themselves. You love to see it.
Interesting tactical decision for Labour and the other opposition parties. Vote in favour of the amendment, then against the bill whether or not the amendment passes? Or vote against the amendment and also against the bill? I'm not sure which is most likely to make the bill fail because it depends on the numbers of Tory rebels on different sides of the party, how many of them are willing to actually risk defeating their own government, and whether they then abstain or vote against.