![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/desperate-and-pathetic-rishi-sunak-slammed-for-gutter-labour-gangs-claim/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2_British-Prime-Minister-Rishi-Sunak-delivers-stop-the-boats-press-conference-Dover-UK-05-Jun-20.jpg&description=The under-fire Prime Minister, who faces huge pressure to tackle a mammoth asylum backlog and deliver on his pledge to stop the boats, was accused of debasing his office after claiming Labour sided with criminal gangs over immigration Struggling Rishi Sunak has been branded "desperate and pathetic" after making a false claim that Labour has sided with "criminal gangs". The PM - who is under pressure to address a huge asylum backlog and deliver on his promise to stop the boats - came under fire over his clumsy attempt to deflect the blame to Labour. He was accused of plumbing "a new depth" after claiming the opposition, who were last in power in 2010, were "propping up a system of exploitation that profits from getting people to the UK illegally". Labour's shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock called it "desperate stuff from a desperate PM out of ideas". It comes after the Daily Mail alleged that multiple solicitors had agreed to help an undercover reporter posing as an economic migrant to submit a phoney application in exchange for thousands of pounds. Mr Kinnock said Labour has called for the Solicitors Regulation Authority to launch an urgent inquiry into "despicable rogue lawyers". The row was sparked after Mr Sunak shared the story on Twitter, writing: "This is what we're up against. "The Labour Party, a subset of lawyers, criminal gangs - they're all on the same side, propping up a system of exploitation that profits from getting people to the UK illegally. I have a plan to stop it." Labour has said the Government's flagship Illegal Migration Act and Rwanda policy, which the High Court last month ruled was illegal, are a "sham". Critics argue the measures will fail to tackle a mammoth first decision asylum backlog, which stood at 137,583 in May, and give a boost to traffickers. Mr Kinnock wrote: "Desperate stuff from a desperate PM out of ideas. Labour has called for Solicitors Regulation Authority to launch an urgent inquiry into these despicable rogue l){kind=link}
The under-fire Prime Minister, who faces huge pressure to tackle a mammoth asylum backlog and deliver on his pledge to stop the boats, was accused of debasing his office after claiming Labour sided with criminal gangs over immigration
Struggling Rishi Sunak has been branded “desperate and pathetic” after making a false claim that Labour has sided with “criminal gangs”.
The PM – who is under pressure to address a huge asylum backlog and deliver on his promise to stop the boats – came under fire over his clumsy attempt to deflect the blame to Labour.
He was accused of plumbing “a new depth” after claiming the opposition, who were last in power in 2010, were “propping up a system of exploitation that profits from getting people to the UK illegally”.
Labour’s shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock called it “desperate stuff from a desperate PM out of ideas”.