Rishi Sunak said his plan to tackle small boats crossing the English Channel is working, but there is “work to do”, as he announced two more barges to house asylum seekers.
The Prime Minister said the numbers making the crossing were down by around a fifth since last year and “our plan is starting to work”.
“This is the first time since this problem began that arrivals between January and May have fallen compared to the year before.” “If you’re coming here illegally, claiming sanctuary from death, torture or persecution, then you should be willing to share a taxpayer-funded hotel room in central London. Asked whether windy conditions in the Channel – and subsequently fewer small boats – were the reasons behind the timing of his visit to Dover, Mr Sunak said: “There’s many things I can control, the weather is not one of them. I wish it was so.”
Mr Sunak said the deal with Albania had seen 1,800 people sent back, although some of those were convicted criminals rather than migrants.
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