Candidates for British Prime Minister pledge to be tough on illegal immigration

LondonJuly 24 – The two candidates to succeed Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister pledged on Sunday to treat illegal immigration as a priority, and both supported the government’s policy of sending the undocumented to Rwanda.

Ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are battling to become Britain’s next prime minister, after an uprising scandal against Johnson’s administration forced the prime minister to say he would resign.

The two candidates have so far clashed over tax cuts at a time when Britain faces rising inflation, stagnant growth and a growing number of strikes.

Sunak said, Saturday, that he was the underdog after Truss topped opinion polls among members of the Conservative Party, who will choose his next leader and British Prime Minister, and his results will be announced on the fifth of September.

On Sunday, both candidates laid out their plans to move forward with the government’s policy of sending illegal immigrants to Rwanda, despite the ban on the first deportation trip last month by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).European Court of Human Rights).

Truss, emerging as the favorite to win the driving contest, said she would seek more “prosecution partnerships in third countries such as Rwanda”, increase border enforcement by 20% and strengthen British rights law.

“As Prime Minister, I am determined to implement Rwanda’s policy, as well as explore other countries where we can work in similar partnerships,” Truss said in a statement.

I will make sure we have the right levels of strength and protection on our borders. I will not tremble in front of him European Court of Human Rights and his constant efforts to try to control immigration policy.”

Sunak, who has won the support of most Conservative MPs in previous leadership votes, said he would treat illegal immigration as “one of the top five emergency responses” he would deal with in his first 100 days as prime minister.

“I will adopt a very aggressive, targeted approach, with incentives for those they meet and penalties for those they don’t,” he wrote in The Sun.

“If a country does not cooperate in returning illegal immigrants, I will not think twice about our relationship with them when it comes to foreign aid, trade and visas.”