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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Noyce

Sunak migrant plan succeeded in Australia, claims top politician

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The plan to deport everyone who arrives in Britain illegally by boat to a third country - and permanently ban them from settling here - was tried in Australia and worked, it was claimed today.

Australian ex-foreign minister Alexander Downer, who was the country’s high commissioner in the UK until 2018, said a comparable measure put a stop to a similar problem in Australia.

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