The prime minister told journalists on a flight to Bali heading to the G20 summit that gaining control of illegal immigration in Britain is something he has 'spent more time working on than anything else'.
"I do think that the absolute priority that British people have right now, as do I, is to grip illegal migration," Mr Sunak told the travelling press pack en route to Indonesia.
• More technology to better equip officers to prevent crossings, including drones and night vision capabilities • Joint UK-France analysis teams to build on existing channels of information-sharing and step up operational cooperation as part of the French-command HQ "I've been honest that there's not a single thing we can do to fix it, and we can't fix it overnight," Mr Sunak said."But there's a range of things I'm working on, including the French deal, where I'm confident we can bring the numbers down over time and that's what I am going to deliver."
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