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Sunak faces party revolt over UK’s new Rwanda asylum plan
British PM Rishi Sunak appeals to Conservative lawmakers to support his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda after a revolt that exposes divisions in his party. Sunak faces a challenge as he tries to prevent right-wing lawmakers from rebelling over their demand for Britain to set its own migration policy. The new bill aims to override a UK Supreme Court ruling and end legal challenges to the agreement with Rwanda. Refugee groups criticize the plan, while some Conservative lawmakers think the bill is too mild. Sunak aims to get flights going by spring.