In 2022, Britain’s ruling Conservative Party announced a controversial solution to handle the migrant flow: Deport them to Rwanda. With the plan finally clearing its last political hurdle last week, fearful migrants in the U.K. are now making another illegal journey, escaping to Ireland and giving the Sunak government another problem to deal with.
In an interview with Sky News ' with Trevor Phillips, which will air in full on Sunday the Prime Minster defended his flagship scheme saying 'people are worried about coming here'.
It comes after Tánaiste Micheál Martin said the UK’s asylum policy is driving migrants across the border from Northern Ireland into the Republic.
“The deterrent is already having an impact because people are worried about coming here”
Since the Rwanda policy was proposed in April 2022, not a single flight has left for the east African nation
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Sunak said he has made a choice to “prioritise defence” as he declined to rule out cuts to other spending areas outside the NHS and schools.