Despite victory in the Commons on Monday night, the Tory's prospects look to be anything but assured as a general election looms ever closer.
Tory MPs trooped purposefully through the voting lobbies on Monday night to knock down all the Lords' amendments which had threatened to rip the Rwanda bill to shreds. It was without the drama of the last vote in January, when three Tory figures resigned their posts and dozens signed amendments to toughen up the bill. Depending on whether the peers dig in on their amendments when it returns to the Lords on Wednesday, the legislation could be on the home straight now.
Read more:Rwanda bill amendments rejected by CommonsCost of stalled Rwanda asylum scheme could soar to £500mTalk of changing Tory leader is getting louder But the weekend has seen reports swirling about a plot to oust Mr Sunak and install leader of the Commons Penny Mordaunt as prime minister - either to stem Tory losses or as a stalking horse for another candidate.
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