At least six people died after a small boat crossing from France to the UK capsized and sank, in what has been described as an 'appalling and preventable' tragedy
He admitted it is a"really difficult problem to completely solve" but said the Rwandan deportation policy -"I believe those people who are genuinely fleeing from war and oppression will be happy to be housed in any safe third country," he said.
"But it is going to take away the incentive for people to jump into a rickety boat and risk their lives coming here, sometimes in the hands of people smugglers who are making a fortune out of it. We need to stop these tragedies, not to encourage more people to come in.
However, ministers intend to push on with plans to hire more barges to house asylum seekers, as well as student halls and former office blocks, The Telegraph reported. The government has argued using basic accommodation will act as a deterrent to Channel crossings while bringing down the £6m a day it is spending on hotels.
But in a further blow to Rishi Sunak, this week saw the highest daily number of people cross the Channel, with 755 migrants making the journey on Thursday.Further crossings this week - including the arrival of 509 people on Saturday - mean more than 1,600 people crossed the Channel in the past three days, bringing the total for the year so far to 16,679, according to Home Office figures.
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