Rishi Sunak can no longer claim to have “stabilized the situation”, George Osborne has warned as fears grow over the Rwanda plan.
Mr Osborne, a former Conservative Party chancellor, said on the latest episode of the Political Currency podcast: Rishi Sunak's big claim was: “I came after the chaos of Boris Johnson and the chaos of Liz Truss…I stabilized things.”
“He can no longer claim to have stabilized things now. His government is divided over this immigration issue. Rob Jenrick will appear in The Three Musketeers alongside Oliver Dowden and Rishi Sunak. The loss of Rob Jenrick is particularly disappointing as he was one of the
The prime minister has faced criticism from both the One Nation Conservative Party and the right-wing party, with MPs concerned about the effectiveness and potential impact of his emergency legislation.
Robert Jenrick resigned as Mr Sunak's immigration minister on Wednesday night over the proposal, sparking speculation that a new no-confidence vote had been filed and fresh concerns about the stability of the government.
Mr Sunak held a press conference early Thursday urging his own MPs to help “get the job done” and said critics of his proposals “clearly do not want to stop the ship”. he suggested.
“I'm determined to actually solve this problem, but obviously the people who want to do something else are not. I'm confident this will work,” he told reporters. There is no point in creating a bill that ultimately sends no one.”
