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UK Conservative Party deputy chairmen Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith resign to join 60 other

Conservative MPs in voting to back an amendment to the Asylum and Immigration Bill, making it more strict. The amendment later fails to pass.

Published January 16, 2024· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Rwanda asylum plan.

UK Conservative Party deputy chairmen Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith resign to join 60 other Conservative MPs in voting to back an amendment to the Asylum and Immigration Bill, making it more strict. The amendment later fails to pass.

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2024-01-16).