Politics latest news: Jenrick resignation over Rwanda ‘deeply worrying’

A Tory member of the home affairs committee has appeared to accuse Rishi Sunak of blocking the “will of the British people” over illegal immigration.

Adam Holloway, who served as a government whip under Liz Truss, told Times Radio that he would “completely agree” with Suella Braverman, the home secretary, that the Conservatives face “electoral oblivion” unless they can tackle illegal migration.

“You know, the people who provide that oblivion, and I understand why they would do it, should think very carefully, too about what they wish for.

“Because do we honestly think that Labour would be any better? I mean, it’s a council of despair, actually. What on earth are we doing?”

He added: “[If] you feel you have to resign because the Government and the civil servants don’t seem to agree with you, or your view on what needs to be done in order to exert the will of the British people… It’s pretty worrying, isn’t it?”