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OPINION - The Standard View: The Government's Rwanda focus diverts attention from practical policies

If you think you had a suboptimal start to the day, just imagine: you could have scheduled a breakfast meeting with the European Research Group. The Prime Minister met Conservative backbenchers this morning to discuss their concerns with the emergency Rwanda legislation, which they say does not go “far enough to deliver the policy as intended”.

With the policy opposed by Labour and Tory rebels alike, perhaps it is no surprise that a new poll for the Standard reveals that eight in 10 Britons believe the Government is doing a bad job in handling immigration, while 69 per cent are dissatisfied with Rishi Sunak’s performance as Prime Minister.

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