James Cleverly campaigns for closer cooperation with Paris and outlines his plan to transfer asylum seekers who land in Great Britain to Rwanda. Migrants embarking on perilous crossings to reach the coasts of England numbered 62,000 in 2023, according to the European border surveillance agency, Frontex.
Nearly 30,000 managed to pass last year. The migration issue stirs up passions on both sides of the Channel. It will be the major theme of the British legislative campaign planned for this year.