Yahoo News Tuesday evening news briefing: Sunak was in 'stroppy teenager mode' in meeting with Tory MPs
Good evening. A source close to the Tory rebels has suggested that the Prime Minister was in “stroppy teenager mode” during a breakfast in Downing Street this morning.
Reports suggest the numbers could be tight in tonight’s crunch vote on the Government’s Rwanda Bill.
Sunak was in ‘stroppy teenager mode’ in meeting with Tory MPs
A source close to the Tory rebels who attended the breakfast in Downing Street with Rishi Sunak this morning offered a critical assessment of the Prime Minister’s performance. The source told The Telegraph: “Rishi was pretty dismissive. He didn’t seem to want to open up a serious alternative path [for the Bill]. It was a little bit stroppy teenager mode.”
Earlier, Sunak publicly pleaded with Tory MPs to support his flagship Rwanda Bill.
Farage: Pathetic Rwanda Bill is new ‘Brexit divide’ for Tories
Nigel Farage has labelled Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill “pathetic” as he warned the Tories would only solve the immigration crisis by quitting the European Convention on Human Rights. Speaking before Tuesday’s crunch vote on the Bill in the Commons, Mr Farage, the figurehead of the Reform Party, said the Tories’ turmoil over the immigration crisis was the new “Brexit line” within the Conservatives.
Asylum seeker dies on board Bibby Stockholm barge
An asylum seeker on board the Bibby Stockholm barge has died overnight in a suspected suicide, sources have told The Telegraph. The man was found dead early on Tuesday morning. Police and ambulances were called to the barge docked in Portland harbour in Dorset. Police and local MP Richard Drax confirmed the incident.
Evening Briefing: Today’s essential headlines
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Comment and analysis
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World news: Israel and US at odds over Gaza future, says Netanyahu
Israel and the US are at odds over how Gaza will be governed after the war, Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted. The Israeli prime minister thanked its ally for its support in its fight against Hamas and recovering hostages, but said their visions differed when it came to the future of Gaza.
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Sport briefing: Today’s essential headlines
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