Both candidates in the race to become Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister have pledged fresh measures to tighten Britain’s borders and crack down further on illegal immigration.
Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, has promised an expanded Border Force, while Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, committed to an annual cap on the number of refugees coming to Britain.
Both candidates have re-committed to the government’s Rwanda asylum scheme, under which those who enter the UK illegally will be given a one-way ticket to the African country of Rwanda.
A group of people thought to be illegal immigrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, England, onboard a Border Force vessel on July 18, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA Media)
Boosting Border Control
The Truss campaign said that as prime minister she would increase the UK’s frontline Border Force by 20 percent and double the Border Force Maritime staffing levels….