Sunak Concedes Stopping Small Boats Unlikely by Election

Following second-worst month for illegal entries in July

A group of people are brought into Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel on April 13, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has conceded that he may not fulfil his commitment to stop the crossing of small boats in the English Channel ahead of the next general election.

Mr. Sunak made the small boat crisis a top government priority back in January.