It’s a tough week for Rishi Sunak. He faces grilling on COVID decisions and revolt over Rwanda plan

By JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces one of the toughest weeks of his 13 months in office. On Monday he will be grilled by lawyers about his decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic while fending off a rebellion from lawmakers over his signature immigration policy. Sunak will be questioned under oath at a public inquiry into Britain’s handling of the pandemic. Sunak was Treasury chief at the time and backed a much-criticized scheme that encouraged people to eat in restaurants as the country emerged from lockdown. Meanwhile, Conservative lawmakers are debating whether to support legislation intended to salvage Sunak’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda. It faces a vote in Parliament on Tuesday.