(Sky News) Liz Truss has said she would “support and extend” the government’s controversial Rwanda deportation policy “to more countries.”
The widely criticised strategy, introduced by the current Conservative government, has been the subject of numerous court cases and received widespread international backlash.
Both Tory leadership hopefuls Ms Truss and Rishi Sunak have previously committed to continuing the policy if they become the next prime minister.
But today, the foreign secretary has gone further and said she would not only maintain the policy but also broaden it to other nations.
“We need to make sure that the appalling people traffickers don’t succeed in bringing small boats across the English Channel,” she told ITV when asked about her plans to tackle the rising number of crossings.
