list were excluded by the house of lords appointments commission. mr sunak said the former prime minister had asked him to override the recommendation, which he didn t think was the right thing to do. let s go to westminster and our political correspondent ione wells. this seems to be a whole new level of their this seems to be a whole new level of their bitter this seems to be a whole new level of their bitter dispute. this seems to be a whole new level of their bitter dispute. this - this seems to be a whole new level of their bitter dispute. of their bitter dispute. this has descended of their bitter dispute. this has descended into of their bitter dispute. this has descended into a of their bitter dispute. this has descended into a very - of their bitter dispute. this has descended into a very public i descended into a very public slanging match between rishi sunak and former prime minister, boris johnson. we do know that the house of lords appointments comm
it was still dark when conservative mps arrived at downing street earlier this morning. over breakfast, the prime minister was trying to persuade them to back his latest attempt to send asylum seekers to rwanda. are you going to vote against the bill? are you satisfied? they were tight lipped on the way out about whether they had been convinced. some have been clear about their doubts. we are all of one mind on this. we all want the government to succeed in stopping the boats. we all want this legislation to be the right tool to deliver that. and i am genuinely grateful to the government for what they have done to make sure that this is the toughest ever piece of legislation. it is still partial and incomplete. successive home secretaries have been to rwanda, but so far no asylum seekers. some conservative mps say the government s latest attempt still falls short, and the plan could remain tangled in legal challenges in the courts. others have warned the government against go
three by elections, borisjohnson, love him or hate him, is going to play a big role in the outcome of those. we are already seeing opposition parties playing heavily on his legacy in their campaigns. thank you for explaining that, ione wells in westminster. lets talk more withjill wells in westminster. lets talk more with jill rutter, wells in westminster. lets talk more withjill rutter, a former civil servant. she is now a seniorfellow at uk in a changing europe. this is more than a war of words. this is rishi sunak taking on borisjohnson and his allies in the conservative party. and his allies in the conservative pa . ., .., and his allies in the conservative pa . ., , ,, party. you could say rishi sunak started doing party. you could say rishi sunak started doing that party. you could say rishi sunak started doing that when - party. you could say rishi sunak started doing that when he - party. you could say rishi sunak- started doing that when he resigned from boris johnson s st