{"id":122044,"date":"2023-12-06T08:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=122044"},"modified":"2023-12-06T08:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T08:09:16","slug":"10-ministers-could-quit-if-rishi-sunaks-immigration-crackdown-is-too-harsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/politics\/10-ministers-could-quit-if-rishi-sunaks-immigration-crackdown-is-too-harsh\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ministers could quit if Rishi Sunak\u2019s immigration crackdown is too harsh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Home Secretary signs new asylum treaty in Rwanda<\/h3>\n

Rishi Sunak is facing a pincer movement from both the right and left of the Tory party over immigration, in what could be the fieriest blue-on-blue battle since Liz Truss was forced out of Downing Street.<\/p>\n

Up to 10 Tory ministers are reportedly prepared to quit the Government if Mr Sunak presses ahead with the most hardline approach to cracking down on the UK\u2019s record-high immigration numbers.<\/p>\n

The group of centrist saboteurs is especially opposed to any attempt to bring in emergency legislation to disapply the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) from applying to the Government\u2019s flagship Rwanda scheme.<\/p>\n

The word of potential mass resignations emerged after the One Nation group of centrist Tory MPs – numbering around 100 of the parliamentary fold – issued an explicit warning to the Government about Britain\u2019s obligation to international law.<\/p>\n

Matt Warman, a leading member of the One Nation caucus, said overriding the ECHR would be a \u201cred line for a number of Conservatives\u201d.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cThe Government should be cautious about using an approach which could potentially undermine the Conservatives\u2019 long-lasting legacy on human rights and indeed our own existing, highly effective arrangements with Albania, France and other crucial partners. Protecting and reforming institutions and upholding human rights should be the cornerstone of any Conservative government.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fellow One Nation MP Stephen Hammond said many \u201cmoderates and mainstream\u201d Tories will \u201cstruggle to support a so-called full-fat deal\u201d. However, Mr Sunak faces equal pressure from the right of his party, who are demanding his new ECHR plan should override the ECHR.<\/p>\n

While 10 Ministers may quit if he does so, up to 40 Tory rebels are reportedly ready to rebel if Mr Sunak\u2019s plan to crack down on immigration doesn\u2019t go far enough.<\/p>\n

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