Rishi Sunak's “Stop the Boats” slogan was first used by conservatives in Australia 10 years ago. The Prime Minister stood behind a lectern with the message on it during a press conference on Tuesday.
The Government introduced legislation on Tuesday which would mean that asylum seekers arriving illegally in the UK would be detained and face a lifetime ban on returning after they were removed. They said people who come to the UK illegally would also be denied access to the UK's modern slavery laws.
Former Australian Liberal Party Prime Minister Tony Abbott coined the phrase "stop the boats" in his 2013 election campaign. The aim was to prevent asylum seekers from entering Australia by sea. Abbott vowed that he would “stop the boats” within his first term of Government.
