Rishi Sunak has appointed two new Immigration Ministers after Newark MP Robert Jenrick quit over the Government’s revised deal with Rwanda.

Mid Dorset & North Poole MP Michael Tomlinson will now serve as Illegal Immigration Minister.

Corby MP Tom Pursglove is tasked with covering Legal Migration and Delivery.

Tomlinson’s appointment to Illegal Migration Minister also means Robert Courts will take his place as Solicitor General.

The two new Immigration Ministers are not regarded as Tory bigwigs.

However, the pair both supported Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.

Jenrick, who previously served as Housing Secretary under Boris Johnson, resigned yesterday after warning the Government’s Rwanda legislation “does not go far enough”.

The Prime Minister is facing growing pressure to act to end illegal Channel crossings and curb net migration as former Home Secretary Suella Braverman continues to heap pressure on Number 10.

Sunak will hold a news conference at 11am in a bid to get the Rwanda asylum seeker policy off the ground.

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