SIR Keir Starmer has vowed to scrap deportation flights to Rwanda on day one, despite a new poll showing voters BACK the scheme.
The Labour boss today set out his party's plan to crack down on illegal migration but refused to match the Prime Minister's pledge to "stop the boats" entirely.He said Channel crossings needed to be slashed “materially” as he squirmed away from setting a hard target.
Speaking in Dover alongside new Labour MP Natalie Elphicke, he declared: “We are going to get rid of the policy straight away.Left is terrified Rwanda is working - don’t be surprised if they adopt policy Only 22 per cent of people oppose it, a total of 7 per cent don't know and 15 per cent neither support nor oppose.
The change was revealed as the Government Legal Department clarified the timeline in response to a legal challenge from civil service union FDA.
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