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UK PM says controversial Rwanda plan is 'will of the people'

CGTN

Rishi Sunak on Thursday urged members of the UK's unelected upper chamber of parliament to pass his contentious plan to send migrants to Rwanda, insisting it was "the will of the people".

The prime minister survived a key test of his leadership on Wednesday night, fending off right-wing rebels in his Conservative party to get the proposals through the House of Commons.

He insisted the 44-vote margin in favour was "a very strong majority" and called on the House of Lords not to bog down its parliamentary passage with amendments as they scrutinise the bill.

Source(s): AFP
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