Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Webster

Sunak pledges to cap refugee numbers while Truss plans to expand Rwanda scheme

A group of people who crossed the Channel are brought in to Dungeness, Kent, by the RNLI. Photograph: PA

THE UK will crack down further on refugees in the coming months regardless of who enters Downing Street, after both Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak pledged fresh measures to tighten rules.

The campaign so far had seen both candidates re-commit to the Government’s Rwanda asylum scheme, over which the UK currently stands to lose the £120 million it has paid to Rwanda if the plan to deport migrants is ruled unlawful by the courts.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.