will bid to get back on the front foot today after fending off a potentially fatal revolt over his  plans.

The PM is set to hold a press conference in this morning after finally managing to force the flagship legislation through the Commons.  

The Bill was given its third reading by 320 to 276 after rebels stopped short of inflicting a defeat that could potentially have collapsed the government.

Despite 60 MPs supporting a slew of amendments that unsuccessfully tried to toughen the measures, in the end just 11 Tories voted to crash the law altogether. They included  and former migration minister

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The government's majority - theoretically 54 - was cut to a still-comfortable 44. 

But the victory came at a huge political cost to Mr Sunak, with deep rifts between Conservatives laid bare again just months before a general election.

A YouGov poll for the Times today found Labour has a massive 27-point advantage, with Tory support at just 20 per cent. That is the lowest since 's abortive Downing Street stint in October 2022. 

Particularly worrying for Mr Sunak, Reform UK was on 12 per cent - fuelling fears that the right-wing vote will be split when the nation goes to the ballot boxes.

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda legislation was given its third reading by MPs last night after rebels stopped short of inflicting a defeat that could potentially have collapsed the government 

Just 11 Tories voted against the measures at third reading, including Suella Braverman and former migration minister Robert Jenrick

Shocking footage showed more migrants risking their lives in the Channel yesterday as Tories descended into civil war over whether Rishi Sunak 's Rwanda plan can stop them

The result last night was the culmination of two days of drama in the House of Commons

Suella Braverman was among the Tories who voted against the Bill at third reading 

A YouGov poll for the Times today found Labour has a massive 27-point advantage, with Tory support at just 20 per cent

 Downing Street breathed a sigh of relief last night as the Rwanda Bill was safely passed, after two days of carnage that saw two Tory deputy chairs and a ministerial aide quit in protest during two days of carnage.

However, Mr Sunak cannot relax for long as the legislation now moves to the House of Lords, where peers are gearing up for guerrilla warfare to slow or even thwart its progress. 

During the Commons votes around 60 Tories repeatedly defied the premier to back amendments designed to toughen the plans. 

None of the tweaks succeeded because they lacked  support, but there was a serious threat at the final stage where the Opposition also voted against. 

It only became clear that the mutiny was melting away during the afternoon, as ringleaders signalled they would stick to the whip rather than risking a complete disaster.

In a final plea for MPs to back the Bill last night, Home Secretary insisted the legislation is in 'complete compliance with international law'.

He lashed out at Labour for refusing to support the Rwanda policy, saying Keir Starmer does not have any plan of its own.

And Mr Cleverly argued that the Tories are 'united in the agreement that stopping the boats… and getting (the) Rwanda partnership up and running is of the utmost importance'. 

'To stop the boats completely, to stop them for good, we need to deter people from making these dangerous journeys,' he said.

Home Office minister Chris Philp said Tory rebels are 'perfectly entitled' to back amendments seeking to strengthen Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill.

In a round of interviews this morning, policing minister Chris Philp argued that the PM had emerged 'stronger' from the row.

He told Sky News: 'There are a number of colleagues who had sincerely-held views on how the Bill could be strengthened. They're perfectly entitled to put their ideas forward and to vote for them as they did.'

Mr Philp added that when it came to the crucial third reading the Bill passed with a healthy majority, meaning the 'critical' Government policy could move forward.

He insisted the Government has a plan and is 'delivering that plan'.

'I think it's reasonable for prime ministers to have dialogue with concerned backbenchers … prime ministers of both parties have always spoken to Members of Parliament and you'd want that to happen, otherwise they'll get isolated and they'll become out of touch,' he said.

It would have taken around 28 MPs voting against, twice that many abstentions, or a combination of the two, to overturn the Government's majority. 

A handful of Conservative MPs seemed to abstain deliberately in the third reading.

They included Lee Anderson, who had quit as party deputy chair to support rebel amendments.

'I was going to vote no. I went into the no lobby to vote no, because I couldn't see how I could support the bill after backing all the amendments,' Mr Anderson told GB News, where he is a presenter. 

'I got into the no lobby and I spent about two or three minutes with a colleague in there.

The Labour lot were giggling and laughing and taking the mick and I couldn't do it: In my heart of hearts, I couldn't vote no.'

Rebel ringleader Danny Kruger joked as the debate wound up that the government whips had done a 'brilliant job today', and enjoyed more success winning over MPs than him. He acknowledged that many Tories were now backing the Bill to avoid disruption.   

MPs on the Tory Right had gathered in Parliament before the showdown to discuss their tactics.

A source at the meeting warned they could come back if the Lords try to make changes to the legislation that weaken its powers.

'The PM is by no means out of the woods,' a source said.  'All colleagues are sad at where we have ended up...

'The majority felt it was necessary to vote it through in part because of the parliamentary party and partly because of the consequences for the Government.'

The source accused Tory moderates - who have warned the PM they won't stomach any amendments to toughen the Bill - as being 'out of touch with where the country is'.

They also hit out at the Government over its handling of the latest Tory row, adding: 'Everybody in the room was deeply upset at the way the Government has handled matters in recent days, particularly the way discussions have been strung along.

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The climbdown by Tory rebels came as a huge relief to Downing Street, as the PM continues his efforts to get migrant deportation flights off the ground.

His new legislation, formally titled the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, is aimed at manoeuvring around last year's  ruling against the asylum scheme.

A No 10 spokesman said: 'The passing of the Bill marks a major step in our plan to stop the boats. This is the toughest legislation ever introduced in Parliament to tackle illegal migration and will make clear that if you come here illegally you will not be able to stay.

'It is this government and the Conservative party who have got boat crossings down by more than a third.

We have a plan, we have made progress and this landmark legislation will ensure we get flights off to Rwanda, deter people from making perilous journeys across the channel and stop the boats.'

In a final plea for MPs to back the Bill this evening, Home Secretary James Cleverly insisted the legislation is in 'complete compliance with international law'

Veteran Tory Sir Bill Cash was among the MPs who opposed the Bill at third reading stage 

Dozens of people could be seen packed on to a tiny dinghy as it struggled off the coast of Kent, dwarfed by ferries and cargo vessels in the busy shipping lane

A separate incident saw another small boat crowded with passengers, including one man balanced precariously on the bow without a lifejacket

The blue dinghy looked to be struggling to stay above the waves as it made the perilous trip

A Border Force vessel met the migrant dinghies as the crossed into British waters

After plucking them from the waves, Border Force officials were pictured bringing the group ashore brought at Dover