Rishi Sunak is facing a Tory revolt after Britain’s top judges shredded the Government’s flagship Rwanda plan as unlawful.
Seven MPs are now said to have submitted letters of no-confidence in Mr Sunak, according to Dame Andrea Jenkyns.
Former Cabinet minister Simon Clarke also warned that how the PM responds to the ruling is a “confidence” issue and there are reports 25 Conservative MPs were meeting to discuss a united response.
At PMQs, Mr Sunak said he would “finalise” a new treaty with Rwanda after the Supreme Court ruling and said “if necessary I’m prepared to revisit our domestic legal frameworks”.
Speaking on Wednesday evening the prime minister said emergency legislation would be introduced to have Rwanda designated a safe country and vowed no foreign court would stop the flights.
Sacked home secretary Suella Braverman weighed in, saying the Government should "introduce emergency legislation" to block the European Convention on Human Rights.
She said: "There is no chance of curbing illegal migration within the current legal framework. We must legislate or admit defeat."
