Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has swerved questions on whether or not he would recommit to his party’s pledge to bring down legal immigration levels.
Speaking to journalists as he travelled to the G7 summit in Japan, Sunak said he wants to see figures fall but repeatedly would not reaffirm the Tory manifesto pledge made under Boris Johnson that led them to a large majority.
Instead Sunak appeared to blame Johnson’s leadership in part for the large figures saying he had “inherited some numbers” on migration.
He also insisted voters were focused on tackling illegal migration, such as small boat crossings….