Kevin Schofield is Politics Editor of HuffPost UK.
has been accused of a “bare-faced lie” for wrongly claiming the number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats is coming down.
Sunak said: “Over the last twelve months, the number of crossings down a third because the plans we’ve put in place are starting to make a difference.”But figures released by the Home Office today show that 10,745 have made the perilous journey so far this year - up 41% on the same point last year.“Last night, he told the British people that the number of small boat arrivals were coming down.
“Exactly 18 months on from that day, 40,000 people have now made the crossing, while he has sat on his hands doing nothing to take on the smuggling gangs. Rishi Sunak has become a desperate liar.”over Sunak’s claim that Labour will put up taxes by £2,000 per household if the party wins on July 4.
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