Thursday 11 August 2022 12:22 AM Tory Party leadership: Liz Truss vows hardline approach to migration trends now
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Liz Truss last night vowed to protect the Rwanda immigration scheme with UK laws in a bid to block challenges to the controversial plan.
The Foreign Secretary used a TV interview to cement her lead over Rishi Sunak by promising to take Britain’s immigration policies back into the government’s hands.
She also pledged to strike Rwanda-style deals with more countries and to take a hard line on the French, who she said were not doing enough to stop migrants at the borders.
In the one-hour programme – The People’s Forum on the GB News TV channel – Miss Truss fielded questions from a live studio audience, Daily Mail readers and viewers on subjects including slashing VAT, the cost-of-living squeeze, education and housing.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss last night vowed to take back control of Britain's immigration system if she is elected leader of the Conservative party by its 160,000 members
During the interview in Leigh, Greater Manchester, Miss Truss took aim at those attempting to stop the Rwanda scheme from going ahead – and pledged to keep Britain’s borders safe
She said she would bolster the current policy and ensure Britain can no longer be overruled by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR
During the interview in Leigh, Greater Manchester, Miss Truss took aim at those attempting to stop the Rwanda scheme from going ahead – and pledged to keep Britain’s borders
