I Will Stop Boats Immigrants, Here Is my Strategy – Rishi Sunak Assured And Exposed Plans
Permitting illegal migration poses significant problems. It’s not just about fairness and kindness; it jeopardizes lives, compromises our border security, and places undue strain on public services and communities.
To address these issues, our focus is on ensuring that it’s the government, rather than criminal smuggling gangs, that determines who enters the UK. By doing so, we aim to curb the influx of small boats crossing the Channel, prioritizing both national security and the well-being of our communities.
Our strategy is showing results. While sea crossings in mainland Europe have risen by 80%, the UK is experiencing a notable decline in small boat arrivals for the first time since the phenomenon began, with a 36% year-on-year decrease.
This progress stems from a continuous effort to combat illegal migration over the past year. Addressing the backlog was a crucial aspect of my plan to stop the boats. By resolving 112,000 cases last year, which were causing delays, we identified tens of thousands of individuals without the right to stay. This enabled us to repurpose 50 asylum hotels for community use, removing the incentive for people to exploit our system.
Faster case processing doesn’t compromise security; in fact, the asylum grant rate was lower last year than in 2021 or 2022. We’ve increased personnel, with an additional 1,200 scrutinizing applications and conducting background checks. This expansion aligns with our goal to double the number of asylum caseworkers and triple their productivity.
Our recent achievements include making 20,481 initial asylum decisions in a four-week period from November 20 to December 17, 2023—surpassing the total for the entire year of 2021.
Despite this progress, we recognize the need to intensify efforts to halt this reprehensible trade. This month, we aim to pass our Rwanda Bill through Parliament, establishing Rwanda as a safe country and preventing baseless human rights claims that impede our ability to process and resettle individuals there.
The objective is clear: to convey that illegal entry into the UK leads to swift relocation to a secure third country, disrupting the dangerous journey and dismantling the smugglers’ business model.
Conservative readers understand our commitment to stopping illegal boat crossings. In contrast, Keir Starmer’s proposal to return border control to the European Union and potentially receive 100,000 additional illegal migrants contradicts the desires of the British people.
Entering 2024, our determination remains firm—to thwart people traffickers, dissuade opportunists, and ensure flights take off for Rwanda. I assure Express readers that I will tirelessly work day and night to fulfill our commitment to stop the boats.
