The Tory factions that could make or break Sunak's premiership

Rishi Sunak faces a defining moment as Prime Minister as Tory MPs examine details of his new plan to stop illegal migration.< /p>

The Prime Minister has unveiled a new agreement with Rwanda and new legislation which he says will ensure migrants arriving on small boats are deported from the UK.

Hours after the announcement, he was rocked by the resignation of Robert Jenrick, the immigration secretary, who said the measures did not go far enough.

Dame Andrea Janicknes, the Conservative MP for Morley and Outwood, said his The decision to leave “could be the death knell for Sunak’s leadership.”

Right-wing Tory MPs have joined forces to scrutinize the plan, while a “star chamber” of lawyers and experts is expected to deliver its verdict. Moderate MPs have expressed concern that the proposals violate international law and have ordered their own legal advice.

If they decide to vote against the legislation, it is unlikely to pass Parliament given that it will also be opposed by Labor and other parties.

These are the four Tory factions that could hold Mr Sunak's future in their hands hands.

European Research Group (from left to right): Suella Braverman, Dame Priti Patel, Sajid Javid European Research Group

Head:Mark Francois
Deputy Leader:David Jones
Key Figures: Suella Braverman, Dame Priti Patel, Sajid Javid
Number of Participants :around 40

The group has been described as one of the most powerful in the Tory party and played an important role during the Brexit negotiations.

It was created in 1993 to oppose further European integration in the light of the Maastricht Treaty. and resumed in 2016 following the EU referendum.

Historically the group has enjoyed the support of a number of current and former cabinet ministers and has had a strong influence on the policies of the Tory right.

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• Lee Anderson (also NC and CSG)
• Gareth Bacon (also NC and CSG)
• Swella Braverman
• Sir Christopher Chope
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• Sir Simon Clarke (also NC)
• Robert Courts
• David Davis
• Deanna Davison
• Jonathan Gianongly< /li>
• Jackie Doyle-Price
• James Duddridge
• Iain Duncan Smith
• Natalie Elphick
• Sir Michael Fabricant
• Liam Fox
• Chris Grayling
• Jonathan Gallis (also NC and CSG)
• Adam Holloway
• Sajid Javid
• Sir Bernard Jenkin
• Dame Andrea Jenikns
• Pauline Latham (also CSG)
• Andrea Leadsom
• Brandon Lewis
• Craig McKinlay (also CSG)
• Keith Malthouse
• Stephen McPartland
• Robin Millar (also NC)
• Nigel Mills
James Morris
• Dame Priti Patel
• John Penrose
• Sir John Redwood
• Jacob Rees-Mogg
• Lawrence Robertson
• Alec Shelbrooke
• Mark Simmonds
• Greg Smith
• Henry Smith
• Sir Desmond Swain
• Michael Tomlinson
• Martin Vickers (also CSG)
• Bill Wiggin
• Mike Wood< /li>

Common Sense Group (left to right): Brendan Clarke-Smith, Lee Anderson, Jonathan Gallis Common Sense Group

Leader:Sir John Hayes (also NC)
Key Figures: Brendan Clarke-Smith, Lee Anderson, Jonathan Gullis
Number of members: strong>About 30

The Common Sense Group was created at the initiative of the European Research Group and created in November 2020 to provide right-wing MPs with a forum to coordinate political initiatives.

It is headed by Sir John Hayes, the former Home Secretary. and has a strong focus on immigration and fighting the rise of the nanny state.

The group has recently been coordinating opposition among Conservatives to Sunak's smoking ban plans, calling them illiberal. .

• Lee Anderson (also ERG and NC)
• Gareth Bacon (also ERG and NC)
• Bob Blackman
• Ben Bradley
• Fiona Bruce
• Brendan Clarke-Smith (also NC)
• Philip Davis
• Nick Fletcher (also NC)
• Fiona Bruce
• Brendan Clarke-Smith (also NC)
• Philip Davies
• Nick Fletcher (also NC)
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• Jonathan Gallis (also ERG and NC)
• Sally-Ann Hart
• Tom Hunt (also NC)
• Danny Kruger (also NC)
• Pauline Latham (also ERG)
• Sir Edward Lee
• Andrew Lewer (also NC)
• Chris Lauder
• li>Marco Longhi (also NC)
• Craig McKinley (also ERG)
• Carl McCartney
• Robin Millar (also ERG and NC)
• David Morris
• Andrew Rosindell
• Alexander Stafford (also NC)
• James Sunderland
• Martin Vickers (also ERG)
• Giles Watling
• William Wragg

New Conservatives (left to right): Paul Bristow, Marco Longhi and Eddie Hughes New Conservatives

Leaders: Danny Kruger, Miriam Cates, Jonathan Gallis (also ERG and CSG)
Key Figures: Paul Bristow, Marco Longhi, Eddie Hughes
Number of members:35

The most recent of the four groups, it was created in May of this year and mainly includes participants from the 2019 election campaign.

Most of the deputies occupy seats at the Red Wall, and the organization is primarily concerned with social issues, calling for a traditional conservative approach in areas such as family values.< /p>

The group's leaders described its mission as a return to the policies of the last Tory manifesto, including reducing net migration to pre-2019 levels.

• Lee Anderson (also ERG and CSG)
• Sarah Atherton
• Gareth Bacon (also ERG and CSG)
• Duncan Baker
• Paul Bristow
• Sir Simon Clarke (Also ERG)< /li>
• Brendan Clarke-Smith (also CSG)
• James Daly
• Anna Firth
• Nick Fletcher (also CSG)< /li>
• li>Chris Green
• Sir John Hayes (also CSG)
• Eddie Hughes
• Tom Hunt (also CSG)
• Mark Jenkinson< /li>
• Andrew Lewer (also CSG)
• Marco Longhi (also CSG)
• Robin Millar (also ERG and CSG)
• Lia Niki
• Alexander Stafford (also CSG)

Leader: Damian Green
Key figures: Tom Tugendhat, Caroline Noakes, Gillian Keegan
Number Number of members: Up to 110.

The One Nation group, which is the largest grouping within the Tories, includes a large number of MPs from the party's centrist side.

Mr Sunak has worked hard to get the group to join his new plan for Rwanda, and initially responded positively to the announcement of the bill.

But after reading the text, senior members expressed concerns about the broad powers it gives to ministers and its compatibility with the ECHR.