UK PM Rishi Sunak Faces Leadership Crisis Over Controversial Rwanda Asylum Plan

The plan, central to Sunak's immigration policy, has triggered party turmoil and the resignation of Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a leadership crisis after his plan to revive a blocked asylum deal with Rwanda triggered turmoil in his party and the resignation of his immigration minister, Robert Jenrick.
The plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is central to the UK government's goal of stopping unauthorized asylum-seekers crossing the Channel from France.
The UK Supreme Court ruled the plan was illegal because Rwanda isn't a safe country for refugees, but the government has refused to drop the plan and has signed a treaty with Rwanda pledging to strengthen protection for migrants.
Sunak has struggled to keep the Conservatives united since taking over as party leader and prime minister in October 2022 and has made 'stopping the boats' one of his key pledges ahead of a national election due next year.
Dissent has broken out again over the Rwanda plan, with some in the governing Conservative Party's authoritarian wing wanting the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights.