Two of his party’s deputy chairmen are quitting their posts amid calls for the prime minister to toughen the scheme to send migrants on a one-way trip to the African nation.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces rebellion from senior lawmakers in his Conservative Party over his stalled plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, a controversial and expensive policy that the British leader has made central to his attempt to win an election this year
mr sunak also spoke about his rwanda asylum plan and several other issues in his interview with laura kuenssberg and we ll be playing it in full for viewers in the uk, at half past four. the environment agency is warning that more properties could flood over the next week as river levels rise. more than 1,800 properties have already flooded after prolonged wet weather and intense rainfall. this lunchtime there are nearly 350 flood warnings and alerts in place in england, and five in wales. jessica lane has the latest from collingham in nottinghamshire. it s in between nottingham and lincoln and is a large village, and as you can see it s one of the villages that s been affected. it s notjust here. there are several smaller villages in the area which have been totally cut off in the last few days and some residents have been evacuated because the flood waters have covered the roads