Crisis in the British Conservative Party due to disputes over immigration

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “De Presse” newspaper, the British Parliament will approve the strict reforms of the asylum law on Wednesday due to the growing social problems in this country. Previous reforms with the same aim were rejected by the Supreme Court last year. Hearings will be scheduled for faster resolution of cases. There will be 25 dedicated courts and more than 100 new staff for this purpose.

Last November, England’s High Court rejected the government’s first attempt at these reforms to tighten asylum rules. Canceled.

Boris Johnson, the former conservative prime minister of England, announced his support for the hardliners, who are said to include around 60 MPs. The third reading of this law and the final vote will be held on Wednesday. Looking at the polls, right-wing MPs warned that if illegal immigration is not stopped by all possible means, the Conservatives are headed for disaster. According to the media, the right-wing populist party Reform UK can benefit from these conditions. Meanwhile, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva The British government’s plans have been criticized for being inconsistent with the UK’s international obligations on asylum law. Downing Street denied these accusations.

According to German newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt, in the dispute over the toughest possible immigration policy, “Rishi Sunak”, British Prime Minister with It is facing strong winds from within its ranks.

Dozens of right-wing MPs on Tuesday evening supported two amendments to tighten the asylum law against the wishes of the government. Although they were unsuccessful, commentators spoke of a widespread revolt.

The party’s right-wing insists that only tougher measures on immigrants will help the Conservatives close a huge gap in Compensate opinion polls for the Social Democratic Labor Party. If at least 28 Tory MPs vote against the bill this evening, the legislation will fail – and Sunak will be in serious trouble.

This The draft is about the Conservative government’s plan to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda without examining their asylum claims and regardless of their origin. They have to apply for asylum in the East African country, which critics accuse of violating human rights, and it is not possible for them to return to the UK. For this purpose, Rwanda should be declared as a safe third country according to the law. They accuse the British government of breaching obligations to protect asylum seekers in plans to stop migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats. Sunak denies all these allegations. Immigration to England has recently increased dramatically. This is also due to the UK’s immigration policy since Brexit, so since then London has had no readmission agreement with the EU. Johnson, the prime minister at the time, was put on the agenda, which critics say was just to distract from the “Partygate” scandal. Opponents of the project point out that the government has already paid millions of pounds to Rwanda without anyone get there. Labor is talking about a political ploy. The exact date of the UK general election has not yet been decided, but a vote is expected in the autumn.

For The agreement with Rwanda is the cornerstone of his promise to reduce the number of migrants. On Tuesday, a spokesman for Sonac confirmed that the first deportation flights should take place by spring. The relevant judges must be appointed to speed up the process. However , experts cannot imagine that this plan will come to fruition.

In the meantime, especially Sunak must overcome the resistance in his ranks. Prominent right-wing conservatives such as former Interior Secretary Sula Braverman and former Immigration Secretary Robert Jenrick have said they will vote against the law if Sonak does not respond to their calls for changes.

The right-wing conservatives want no further appeals to international courts such as the European Court of Human Rights, which blocked a last-second deportation flight to Rwanda in June 2022. According to them, otherwise there will be many holes. But Sunak and moderate forces reject this issue for fear of violating international agreements. They say it is the toughest law in British history.

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The public pressure on Sunak is very high; A recent poll commissioned by the Telegraph predicted heavy losses for the Conservatives, citing immigration as a key issue. On Tuesday evening, party executive vice-presidents Lee Anderson and Brendan Clark-Smith resigned to join the rebels. Analysts spoke of a “civil war” in the Conservative Party. Sky News commented: “It appears that chaos is brewing and causing harm.” All apertures are not enough. That’s why they support the reforms.

This article concludes: Sunak desperately needs success at the start of the election year. A failure would likely weaken his authority considerably. But even if he wins the Rwandan vote, his internal party divisions will not end.

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