Britons delivered a scathing assessment of Rishi Sunak’s plans to tackle migration after he received a boost in his bid to push through the Rwanda policy.
GB News’s North West reporter Sophie Reaper took to the streets of Leigh to gauge the public sentiment towards the Government’s handling of the matter.
One furious Briton, when asked if he “trusts” the Government, responded: “No. I b****y don’t!”
He added: “How many chances have they had? They will never turn the boats around.
Rishi Sunak has lauded the 'success' of his migrant scheme
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“When they see the boats arriving in Dover, they should go out there and take them back to France. I b****y would!”
Another said people will “keep coming” and suggested even the Rwanda bill may not prove enough of a deterrent.
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One Leigh resident was more sympathetic to the Government's struggles, commenting on how other European nations have not been able to halt the increasing flow of illegal migration.
“I don’t trust any government to tackle immigration at the moment”, he said.
“I think it is too difficult to tackle. Not one country in Europe has been able to tackle it.”
Another Leigh resident, when asked whether she trusts the Government to deal with the issue, said: "No not really.
Rishi Sunak insists his plan is working
PA"They have promised other things and never really followed up."
It comes after Sunak lauded his plan to stop small boat crossings, repeatedly saying it is “working” while speaking to reporters.
He also repeated his attacks on Labour, warning Sir Keir Starmer’s party would drag the country back to “square one”.
Sunak on Thursday said the timeline is now a matter for the House, as he shared his frustration at delays but failed to set out a concrete date for the first flights.
“Will the House of Lords understand the country’s frustration, see the will of the elected House and move as quickly as we have to support this legislation so we can get it on the statute books and then get flights up and running?”
He told reporters ministers moved as quickly as possible to get the legislation through the Commons.
“We are not messing around here,” he said.
