Lee Anderson has confirmed he will vote for amendments to Rishi Sunak's Safety of Rwanda Bill amid speculation it could cost him his role as deputy chairman of the Tory Party.

The Ashfield MP, who was only appointed deputy chair last February, said he signed amendments put forward by Brexit veteran Sir Bill Cash and former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick.

Anderson said: "The Rwanda Bill. I have signed the Cash and Jenrick amendments. I will vote for them."

The announcement by the Ashfield MP will come as a major blow to the Prime Minister.

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Sunak will come under pressure to sack Anderson for defying his orders to support the legislation.

Anderson is not officially on the Tory frontbench but is considered part of the so-called payroll vote.

The Prime Minister refused to comment on Anderson's position this morning, saying: "I'm talking to all my colleagues."

He added: "I know everyone’s frustrated, I’m frustrated about the situation, and they want to see an end to the legal merry go round.

"I’m confident that the bill we’ve got is the toughest that anyone has ever seen and it will resolve this issue once and for all."

More than 50 MPs from the right of the Tory Party could rebel over concerns the legislation does not go far enough in preventing asylum seekings from appealing their removal to Rwanda.

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman, ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss and Tory bigwig Sir Iain Duncan Smith have joined Anderson in demanding Sunak tears up legal safeguards to stop migrants crossing the Channel.

GB News has approached Anderson for comment.