Rishi Sunak has pledged a “zero-tolerance approach” to foreign criminals and will “double the number of offenders we deport” if he is made Prime Minister.
The Tory leadership hopeful and former chancellor told the Express newspaper that he would cut crime and expand prison capacity. He reportedly wants to ensure foreign nationals who commit offences in the UK can be deported after serving jail sentences of six months rather than 12 months.
Sunak also wants to implement a 'three-strike' rule, making offenders eligible for removal when they have been sentenced to jail three times, even if no single custodial sentence exceeds the proposed six-month minimum. He said: “We are far too soft on foreigners who commit crimes in our country so I will double the number of foreign offenders we deport.
