"Sunak's Leadership Tested as Rwanda Asylum Plan Sparks Political Turmoil"

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a parliamentary showdown over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, with some Conservative lawmakers threatening to rebel after an initial bid to toughen the proposed law was defeated. The government voices confidence for victory despite deep divisions in the party, and Sunak has lost two Conservative deputy chairmen over his refusal to compromise. Labour leader Keir Starmer ridiculed Sunak's Rwanda plan, accusing the government of spending millions on a removals policy that hasn't removed anyone. The government says it has paid £240 million to Rwanda so far, and no asylum seekers have been sent there.
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