It comes after the government's flagship Rwanda policy was ruled to be unlawful by the Supreme Court in a devastating blow to Rishi Sunak.
Robert Jenrick's flimsy argument was expertly dismantled by Newsnight host Victoria Derbyshire on Wednesday.
It will “effectively overrule a decision on the facts, on the evidence, by the highest court in the land”, he argued.
It comes after the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda was ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court.
Authoritarian Checklist point 10: Defying the orders of the Supreme Court.
"This situation should not be accepted anywhere in a tolerant society and certainly not in a vibrant, diverse world city such as London"
The Immigration minister said that the pair had ‘stylistic differences’.
High-profile shadow minister Jess Phillips joined several colleagues in leaving the front bench following the Commons vote.
“On this occasion I must vote with my constituents, my head, and my heart", the MP for Birmingham Yardley said.
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