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Can Rishi Sunak ‘Stop the Boats’?

Westminster Insider

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Rishi Sunak's Aim on Its Own Terms: Can He Actually Stop the Boats?

This week on Westminster Insider, I'm looking into how and why small boat crossings have shot to the top of the Prime Minister's to-do list. And I've spoken to a young asylum seeker who's made that dangerous journey across the channel himself. Alvaray: Can Rishi Sunak actually stop the boats? Hi, my lead, and your annual asylum seeker. Ali is an engineer, but while he waits for his asylum claim to be processed, he's frustrated that he can't work or lead a normal life here. He found someone who helped him escape from Iran with a fake passport. At Calais, he gave a smuggler €2,500 to help him cross the

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