Sunak claims Starmer would take 100,000 migrants from EU
Rishi Sunak has accused Sir Keir Starmer of wanting to “cook up a deal with the EU”, claiming he would take 100,000 migrants from the bloc.
But the Leader of the Opposition criticised Sunak for the beleaguered Rwanda scheme, dubbing it a “gimmick”.
Sunak asked: “What is the honourable gentleman’s plan? The answer is, he doesn’t have a plan.
“No, no, I’m probably being unfair because he does have a plan – he wants to cook up a deal with the EU, which would see is accept 100,000 illegal migrants.”
Starmer hit back: “Migration has trebled under his watch, and all he wants to do is make up numbers about the Labour Party.”
Referring to the Government’s new treaty with Rwanda, signed yesterday, Starmer said: “It’s really pitiful.
“I’m not sure the Prime Minister has actually read this thing. Article 4 says the scheme is capped at Rwanda’s capacity, that’s 100. Article 5 says Rwanda can turn them away if they want.
“Article 19 says we have to take refugees from Rwanda. How much did this fantastic deal cost us?”
Sunak responded: “As the Home Secretary was crystal clear about, there is no incremental money that has been provided. This is about ensuring that the concerns of the Supreme Court have been addressed, in a legally binding treaty that will allow us to operationalise the scheme.”
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