Tory immigration row deepens as minister says 'strong case' for Braverman's Australian-style cap

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Rishi Sunak was rocked by fresh anti-immigration rebellions as a minister said there was a 'strong case' for Suella's proposal Braverman aims to broadly cap migrant numbers.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick, a close ally of the sacked Home Secretary, suggested he was keen to consider his idea of a radical "Australian-style" cap on annual net migration figures.

It came as fellow Conservative minister Lee Anderson openly supported Ms Braverman's plan in the House of Commons - saying it was “about time” the government introduced a cap to clamp down on record figures.

In other developments, Mr Sunak ally William Hague warned the Prime Minister that He needed to find another country willing to accept deported asylum seekers if his Rwanda plan failed.

It comes as Mr Sunak was reportedly warned by government lawyers that he was trying to opt for Rwanda. Withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) for his revised plan for Rwanda will not work.

Conservative PM is under enormous pressure to come up with new ideas to crack down on migration legal and illegal, after net arrivals reached a record high of 745,000 and the Supreme Court ruled against Rwanda's plan.

Mr. Anderson, the right-wing party's outspoken vice-president, asked Mr Jenrick in the House of Commons: "Was it time, Minister, to cap migration and establish a clear divide between us and those people over there?

Mr. Jenrick told Mr Anderson he “speaks for my constituents” and promised “fundamental reforms” to the visa system – before suggesting he raised the idea of ​​an overall cap with Mr . Sunak.

"There are certainly strong arguments in favor...