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Sunak hit by new Rwanda revolt from Tory left as talks set to ruin PM’s Christmas

PM urged to defy pressure from Tory right-wingers and ‘tweak the bill in the other direction’

The Independent UK

Tory rebels will not kill Rwanda Bill in new year, insist cabinet ministers

After a week of bitter splits among Conservative MPs, Home Secretary James Cleverly sought to turn the focus onto Labour

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over homelessness and the UK economy at PMQs – as it happened

The prime minister faced PMQs for the final time before the Christmas recess

The Guardian - UK

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Tory rebels won’t kill our Rwanda bill in new year, home secretary insists

James Cleverly says government ‘willing to listen’, as Tory right threatens to ‘kill the bill’ after Christmas

The Independent UK

UK’s Sunak wins parliament vote on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda

Sunak faces down Conservative rebels by winning knife-edge vote on latest plans to send refugees and migrants to Rwanda.

Al Jazeera

Once more unto the breach: how Rwanda bill unleashed ‘Brexit battles all over again’

Rishi Sunak’s bill passes first vote after frantic 36 hours, but could face amendments at later stage

The Guardian - UK

Britain needs rescuing from the Tory cult of immaculate sovereignty

Rishi Sunak is a fool if he thinks he can govern in partnership with ideological fanatics who want him to fail, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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The Covid inquiry was the least of Sunak’s worries: now he has to face his own MPs

With his Rwanda plan, the PM has boxed himself into a corner, unable to satisfy the Tory left or right, says the Spectator’s political editor Katy Balls

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak desperately lobbying Tory MPs to avoid defeat on Rwanda bill

Prime minister will host emergency breakfast at No 10 after frenetic day in Westminster reminiscent of Brexit fights

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak on the rack as Tory factions feud over Rwanda bill ‘mess’

Right-wing rebel MPs urge PM to ‘pull’ Rwanda bill ahead of crucial Commons vote

The Independent UK

Rightwing Tories urge Sunak to amend ‘partial and incomplete’ Rwanda bill

European Research Group of backbench MPs say bill should be withdrawn before vote on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Rejoice at this U-turn over rail ticket office closures – whatever the reasons for it

I would love it if Mark Harper’s about-face was a response to public opinion. But there were subtler political forces involved, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Robert Courts elected chairman of Commons Defence Committee

The Conservative former minister said defence is in his ‘political DNA’.

The Independent UK

Tobias Ellwood quits as chair of defence select committee over Taliban remarks

Tory MP steps down after four committee member called for no-confidence vote over praise for Afghan regime

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Evening Standard

Who is Tobias Ellwood? Tory MP faces backlash for Taliban comments

The defence select committee chair’s video has been likened to something that ‘could have been issued by the Afghan tourist board’

The Independent UK

Tobias Ellwood facing Defence Committee no confidence vote after Taliban remarks

Labour MP and Defence Committee member Kevan Jones said Mr Ellwood’s Afghanistan video was ‘a step too far’.

The Independent UK

‘Got it wrong’: Top Tory faces vote of no confidence after he apologises for ‘lauding the Taliban’

Tobias Ellwood, chairman of parliament’s defence select committee, said he ‘got it wrong’

The Independent UK

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood deletes video ‘lauding’ Taliban in Afghanistan

The Commons Defence Committee chairman faced criticism from fellow Conservatives over the clip.

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The Guardian - UK

Happy holidays, but the Tories know they could soon be on permanent vacation

Today started well. It was countdown to recess, a Barbie and Ken homage and Rish! even showed up … but it didn’t last

The Independent UK

Tobias Ellwood’s call to reopen talks with Taliban sparks backlash: ‘Were Afghan women spoken to?’

Senior Tories call Tobias Ellwood’s video ‘utterly bizarre’ and say he doesn’t speak for the defence committee

The Guardian - UK

Brexiter MPs accuse government of ‘blatantly rigging’ NI deal vote

Five Tory MPs who planned objections to Windsor framework replaced on committee hearing

The Independent UK

‘Worrying’ number of workers left NHS last year amid ‘record pressure’

Amanda Pritchard, chief executive at NHS England, was among those appearing before the Commons Public Accounts Committee.

Daily Mirror

Personal trainer unmasks himself as man behind brutal Secret Tory parody account

Henry Morris said he set up the Secret Tory - which has nearly 200,000 followers - when he was bored in the gym, quipping that the Conservative brand has become "toxic"

The Guardian - UK

Who better to sing old Brexit tunes than the Tories’ overhyped new act? Step forward, Kemi Badenoch

As the bonfire of EU laws turned into another damp squib, a desperate party was pushing the business secretary as its voice of reason, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak again opts for pragmatism over Brexit bombast on sunset clause

Ditching of EU law guillotine shows PM realises it is voters, not Tory ‘Spartans’, who will decide his fate

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