Editorial: The Guardian

• Rishi Sunak’s weak leadership has allowed too much leeway to a small, hardline faction in national debates.
• Government’s attempt to deport asylum seekers to Kigali has been misrepresented, something ruled as false by Supreme Court.
• UK politics has shown routine scorn for humanitarian principles and international law.
• The parliamentary battle is portrayed as a matter of border control instead of acknowledgment of the European convention on human rights.
• National politics has been marked by fanatic demands of a minority of Conservative MPs, evident since the EU referendum.
• British politics has slanted towards the right for over a decade, normalizing views once deemed extreme.

Conclusion: The prime minister has displayed cowardice towards these movements, letting extremists enjoy a disproportionate and destructive purchase on British politics.

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