Rishi Sunak’s tough talk won’t stop migrant boats
The UK would do better to take a page from the US playbook and offer both a path to refuge and tighter controls.
With his post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is building a reputation as a leader who mastered the detail of complex policy areas and displays a knack for finding technocratic fixes. It would be some feat if he could bring those qualities to bear to solve a problem that has eluded even more governments than Brexit.
Migrants packed tightly onto a small inflatable boat bail water out as they attempt to cross the English Channel near the Dover Strait. Getty
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