Rishi Sunak plays for time amid Tory rebellion over Channel migrant laws with ... trends now
Rishi Sunak was tonight playing for time in the face of a threatened Tory rebellion over his efforts to introduce new migration laws.
The Prime Minister promised to continue speaking with Conservative backbenchers after they made attempts to amend his Illegal Migration Bill.
A series of changes to the legislation, which is aimed at cracking down on the Channel migrant crisis, have been tabled by MPs.
This includes efforts to toughen the bill in order to remove the influence of the European Court of Human Rights on Britain's migration policy.
Sir Bill Cash, who is among the Tory rebel ringleaders, tonight revealed he was expecting a commitment from the Government in the House of Commons to 'improve the bill' in line with their amendments.
It came after ministers stressed they were 'in listening mode' amid the rebellion threat.
MailOnline understands that ministers are due to make a pledge to use Parliament's upcoming Easter break to consider the rebels' amendments.
But there were also claims the rebels had yet to be appeased by Government promises, with stark warnings made about the PM's future in No10 if he did not 'fix' the legislation.
The Prime Minister promised to continue speaking with Conservative backbenchers after they made attempts to amend his Illegal Migration Bill
Sir Bill Cash, who is among the Tory rebel ringleaders, revealed he was expecting a commitment from the Government to 'improve the bill' in line with their amendments
A series of changes to the legislation, which is aimed at cracking down on the Channel migrant crisis, have been tabled by MPs
Mr Sunak unveiled his Illegal Migration Bill at the beginning of the month as part of his efforts to stem the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats.
The PM has also recently agreed a new £500m package with France to crackdown on migrants making the perilous journey to the UK.
Under the bill, anyone arriving in Britain by crossing the Channel in a small boat – or any other unauthorised means – would no longer be able to claim asylum in the UK.
They would instead only be eligible for asylum in a 'safe' third country, such as Rwanda, and receive a lifetime ban on citizenship or re-entry to the UK.
Some Tory MPs do not believe the legislation is
