Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick's resignation letter blames 'strong disagreements' with government
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukRobert Jenrick has said in a letter to the Prime Minister that he had to resign as immigration minister because he has “such strong disagreements with the direction of the Government’s policy on immigration”.
The Newark, Nottinghamshire MP had been pushing for the UK to reject some European human rights laws to facilitate the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
The Home Secretary James Cleverly confirmed to the House of Commons this evening (Wednesday) that Mr Jenrick had left the Government.
The Prime Minister has so far shunned taking Mr Jenrick's preferred more hardline option with his new emergency legislation.
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