Rishi Sunak defends ‘stop the boats’ pledge

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Rishi Sunak has defended his pledge to stop small boat Channel crossings.

The Prime Minister, who made the issue one of his top five priorities, insisted “no illegal immigration is acceptable”.

He told BBC Breakfast: “No illegal migration is acceptable, of course not.”

Pressed on whether that means stopping all boats, he said: “That’s what we’re trying to do.

“I don’t think anyone would sit here and say to you that they tolerate any illegal migration.

“Of course, we don’t want to tolerate any illegal migration.”

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