'Absolute horror': Senior Tory attacks Rishi Sunak's small boat bill

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Caroline Nokes has become the first Tory MP to say she will vote against the crackdown on Rishi Sunak's asylum, saying the bill gives her "absolute horror ".

The Conservative Prime Minister, she was "deeply disturbed" by the prospect of a policy "that seeks to criminalize children, pregnant women, families and send them back to Rwanda".< /p>

It has emerged that children arriving in the UK on small boats will be held in immigration centers as part of the plan - sparking a backlash among senior Tories.

< p>Ms Nokes told Times Radio: "I can't vote for this. I may be an outlier in my party, but I think we have an absolute duty to treat people humanely to keep them safe . I absolutely abhor the prospect."

The main personality, chairwoman of the Women's and Equalities Committee, said the government's bill "removes protections for pregnant women, removes protections for families".

Tory MP Chris Skidmore said later that he would not vote for the bill at its second reading in the Commons on Monday. 'I am not prepared to breach international law or human rights conventions which the UK is proud to have played a leading role in establishing,' he tweeted.

Former Tory justice secretary Robert Buckland suggested he would back the bill at second reading in the Commons on Monday, despite the unease - but warned against a conservative rebellion coming with major changes.

Mr. Buckland told The Independent: "The idea of ​​reversing the end of child detention is worrying. We risk doing something quite drastic and damaging our reputation for little profit. We shouldn't lock up children - it's not right."

"We need to be reassured about the deportation of children. by Parliament without changing the children's policy is for the birds,” the former Cabinet Minister added.

Senior Tory Tobias Ellwood, Chairman of the Defense Select Committee, said < em >The Independent that MPs would like to amend the Bill "so that our international obligations to prevent the detention of children are met", adding: "Without these changes, I suspect that the Bill law will not pass through parliament."

Activists and MPs have pointed out that the bill authorizes the detention n of families with children, reversing a ban introduced ...