Sir Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of never believing in his Rwanda deportation plan in a fiery first day on the campaign trail, as the prime minister concedes flights won't take off before the election.
Migration has taken centre stage on the first day of the general election campaign, with the prime minister and Labour leader trading blows on the government's flagship Rwanda policy. Sir Keir Starmer accused Rishi Sunak of never believing in his deportation plan as he kicked off his campaign in Gillingham in Kent, a traditional Conservative heartland, while the prime minister admitted that flights will not get off the ground before the election.
Net migration, the difference between the number of people legally arriving in the UK and leaving, was described as remaining 'unusually high' at 685,000 in 2023. After kicking off his campaign in London, Reform leader Richard Tice told Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge the figures were a 'compete betrayal' of the Tories' pledge to cut overall numbers in the last election. He also defended a Reform advert which shows a graph purportedly showing migration levels from 1066.
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