2023-08-09 20:00:00
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For the past few days, the Conservative government has been increasing announcements to deal with the crisis of migration crossings of the Channel. But he faces many obstacles.
From our correspondent in London, Laure Van Ruymbeke The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, multiplies the announcements to try to find solutions to the migration crisis in the United Kingdom. © FRANK AUGSTEIN / POOL / AFP Published on 08/09/2023 at 8:00 p.m.
The media call it “the week of small boats”. Every day since Monday, a new announcement about illegal immigration has made headlines. An agenda deliberately set by the government in the middle of August, to show the public that the complex migration issue is finally on track. Rishi Sunak is aware of this: his future in Downing Street depends largely on his ability to reduce crossings in the Channel, which are increasingly numerous and costly for the taxpayer. Simple announcement effect or real progress?
Monday, August 7, the Daily Mail title on the “plan B” envisaged by the government if plan A, intended to send the migrants to Rwanda, fails. The case is in the hands of the Supreme Court, which should render its decision in September.
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