Latest updates: home secretary says ‘it’s vital we fix this problem’ as Rishi Sunak prepares to face Keir Starmer at PMQs
Good morning. When Rishi Sunak made five pledges in January, four of them looked relatively easy to meet, and one of them looked impossible. He promised to “pass new laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed”.
Yesterday that new law was published, and, as Rajeev Syal and Kiran Stacey report, there was nothing in the text to persuade critics that they were wrong to assume that legal and other difficulties mean the policy won’t work.
It’s vital that we fix this problem. I think it’ll be very clear by the time of the next election whether we’ve succeeded or not.
It will be very clear whether we have succeeded or not.
Continue reading…Latest updates: home secretary says ‘it’s vital we fix this problem’ as Rishi Sunak prepares to face Keir Starmer at PMQsGood morning. When Rishi Sunak made five pledges in January, four of them looked relatively easy to meet, and one of them looked impossible. He promised to “pass new laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed”.Yesterday that new law was published, and, as Rajeev Syal and Kiran Stacey report, there was nothing in the text to persuade critics that they were wrong to assume that legal and other difficulties mean the policy won’t work.It’s vital that we fix this problem. I think it’ll be very clear by the time of the next election whether we’ve succeeded or not.It will be very clear whether we have succeeded or not. Continue reading…