Rishi Sunak has been dealt a fresh blow to his authority after a raft of Tory rebels voted for amendments to his flagship Rwanda policy.
A total of 60 Tories voted in favour of changes proposed by Conservative veteran Sir Bill Cash.
However, the amendment, seeking to ensure UK and international law cannot be used to block a person being removed to Rwanda, was rejected by a majority of 461.
MPs also voted on an amendment from former immigration Robert Jenrick, which sought to make it more difficult for individuals to make claims against their deportation.
But the Commons again rejected it by 525 votes to 61 votes, among them 59 Tories – including tellers.
The rebellion gives an indication of the scale of unease within the Conservative Party during an election year.
Below is a full list of the Conservatives who voted for Sir Bill’s amendment:
Adam Afriyie – Windsor Lee Anderson – Ashfield Sarah Atherton – Wrexham Sir Jake Berry – Rossendale and Darwen Bob Blackman – Harrow East Ben Bradley – Mansfield Suella Braverman – Fareham Jack Brereton – Stoke-on-Trent South Paul Bristow – Peterborough Sir Bill Cash – Stone Miriam Cates – Penistone and Stocksbridge Rehman Chishti – Gillingham and Rainham Sir Christopher Chope – Christchurch Sir Simon Clarke – Middlesborough South and East Cleveland Brendan Clarke-Smith – Bassetlaw Philip Davies – Shipley Sarah Dines – Derbyshire Dales Richard Drax – South Dorset Sir James Duddridge – Rochford and Southend East Sir Iain Duncan Smith – Chingford and Woodford Green Michael Fabricant – Lichfield Nick Fletcher – Don Valley Kevin Foster – Torbay Mark Francois – Rayleigh and Wickford Chris Green – Bolton West James Grundy – Leigh Jonathan Gullis – Stoke-on-Trent North Sir John Hayes – South Holland and the Deepings Darren Henry – Broxtowe Philip Hollobone – Kettering Adam Holloway – Gravesham Eddie Hughes – Walsall North Tom Hunt – Ipswich Robert Jenrick – Newark Caroline Johnson – Sleaford and North Hykeham David Jones – Clwyd West Danny Kruger – Devizes Andrew Lewer – Northampton South Marco Longhi – Dudley North Jonathan Lord – Woking Craig Mackinlay – South Thanet Karl McCartney – Lincoln Robin Millar – Aberconwy Anne Marie Morris – Newton Abbot Jill Mortimer – Hartlepool Wendy Morton – Aldridge-Brownhills Lia Nici – Great Grimsby Neil O’Brien – Harborough Dr Matthew Offord – Hendon Tom Randall – Gedling John Redwood – Wokingham Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg – North East Somerset Laurence Robertson – Tewksbury Gary Sambrook – Birmingham, Northfield Greg Smith – Buckingham Henry Smith – Crawley Jane Stevenson – Wolverhampton North East Sir Desmond Swayne – New Forest West Liz Truss – South West Norfolk Sir Bill Wiggin – North Herefordshire
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Below is a full list of the Conservatives who voted for Mr Jenrick’s amendment:
Adam Afriyie – Windsor Lee Anderson – Ashfield Sarah Atherton – Wrexham Sir Jake Berry – Rossendale and Darwen Bob Blackman – Harrow East Ben Bradley – Mansfield Suella Braverman – Fareham Jack Brereton – Stoke-on-Trent South Paul Bristow – Peterborough Sir Bill Cash – Stone Miriam Cates – Penistone and Stocksbridge Sir Christopher Chope – Christchurch Sir Simon Clarke – Middlesborough South and East Cleveland Brendan Clarke-Smith – Bassetlaw Philip Davies – Shipley Sarah Dines – Derbyshire Dales Richard Drax – South Dorset Sir James Duddridge – Rochford and Southend East Sir Iain Duncan Smith – Chingford and Woodford Green Michael Fabricant – Lichfield Nick Fletcher – Don Valley Mark Francois – Rayleigh and Wickford Chris Green – Bolton West James Grundy – Leigh Jonathan Gullis – Stoke-on-Trent North Sir John Hayes – South Holland and the Deepings Darren Henry – Broxtowe Philip Hollobone – Kettering Adam Holloway – Gravesham Eddie Hughes – Walsall North Tom Hunt – Ipswich Robert Jenrick – Newark Caroline Johnson – Sleaford and North Hykeham David Jones – Clwyd West Danny Kruger – Devizes Sir Edward Leigh – Gainsborough Andrew Lewer – Northampton South Marco Longhi – Dudley North Craig Mackinlay – South Thanet Karl McCartney – Lincoln Robin Millar – Aberconwy Nigel Mills – Amber Valley Anne Marie Morris – Newton Abbot Jill Mortimer – Hartlepool Lia Nici – Great Grimsby Neil O’Brien – Harborough Dr Matthew Offord – Hendon Tom Randall – Gedling Sir John Redwood – Wokingham Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg – North East Somerset Laurence Robertson – Tewksbury Gary Sambrook – Birmingham, Northfield Greg Smith – Buckingham Henry Smith – Crawley Jane Stevenson – Wolverhampton North East Sir Desmond Swayne – New Forest West Liz Truss – South West Norfolk Sir Bill Wiggin – North Herefordshire
Wes Streeting “crossed the line” by opposing assisted dying in public and the argument shouldn’t “come down to resources”, a Labour peer has said.
Speaking on Sky News’ Electoral Dysfunctionpodcast, Baroness Harriet Harman criticised the health secretary for revealing how he is going to vote on the matter when it comes before parliament later this month.
MPs are being given a free vote, meaning they can side with their conscience and not party lines, so the government is supposed to be staying neutral.
But Mr Streeting has made clear he will vote against legalising assisted dying, citing concerns end-of-life care is not good enough for people to make an informed choice, and that some could feel pressured into the decision to save the NHS money.
Baroness Harman said Mr Streeting has “crossed the line in two ways”.
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“He should not have said how he was going to vote, because that breaches neutrality and sends a signal,” she said.
“And secondly… he’s said the problem is that it will cost money to bring in an assisted dying measure, and therefore he will have to cut other services.
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“But paradoxically, he also said it would be a slippery slope because people will be forced to bring about their own death in order to save the NHS money. Well, it can’t be doing both things.
“It can’t be both costing the NHS money and saving the NHS money.”
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Baroness Harman said the argument “should not come down to resources” as it is a “huge moral issue” affecting “only a tiny number of people”.
She added that people should not mistake Mr Streeting for being “a kind of proxy for Keir Starmer”.
“The government is genuinely neutral and all of those backbenchers, they can vote whichever way they want,” she added.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has previously expressed support for assisted dying, but it is not clear how he intends to vote on the issue or if he will make his decision public ahead of time.
The cabinet has varying views on the topic, with the likes of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood siding with Mr Streeting in her opposition but Energy Secretary Ed Miliband being for it.
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The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being championed by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater, who wants to give people with six months left to live the choice to end their lives.
Under her proposals, two independent doctors must confirm a patient is eligible for assisted dying and a High Court judge must give their approval.
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The bill will also include punishments of up to 14 years in prison for those who break the law, including coercing someone into ending their own life.
MPs will debate and vote on the legislation on 29 November, in what will be the first Commons vote on assisted dying since 2015, when the proposal was defeated.
Former CFTC Acting Chair Chris Giancarlo said he’s “already cleaned up earlier Gary Gensler mess,” shooting down speculation he’d replace the SEC Chair.