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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Rwanda bill will ‘get the job done’ and stop small boat crossings, says David Cameron

David Cameron
David Cameron said failure to tackle small boat Channel crossings is harmful to people’s faith in politicians. Photograph: Mohamed Hossam/EPA

A failure to tackle the issue of small boat crossings in the English Channel would be destructive to people’s faith in politicians and government, David Cameron has claimed.

In comments aimed at rebellious Tory backbenchers unhappy with Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda legislation, Lord Cameron, the foreign secretary, said it was the “best bill to get the job done”.

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