Posted 1/17/2024, 9:46:34 PM
Sunak Faces 'Five Families' of Tory Rebels Pushing for Hardline Asylum Policy
- Sunak faces threats from rival conservative factions in his party, dubbed the "five families"
- The factions are trying to force Sunak to harden his asylum policy to deport people to Rwanda
- There have been late night meetings, media briefings, social media posts as the factions pressure Sunak
- Sunak averted an immediate leadership threat by winning a parliamentary vote on his Rwanda policy
- The conservative rebels style themselves after crime families from mob movies like The Godfather