Sunak has ‘lost control’ of UK borders

Rishi Sunak has said the migrant crisis is a “serious and escalating problem” and admitted that “not enough” asylum claims are being processed. The Prime Minister insisted the Government is getting a grip on the situation and backed Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s handling of the issue. But in a new GB News poll, professor Matthew Goodwin from the University of Kent, pointed out more than half of Brits have lost confidence in the Conservative’s immigration system.Speaking to Nigel Farage on GB News, Mr Goodwin said: “Most of the country think the Government is no longer in control of Britain’s borders.”Nearly 60 percent of British adults say the Government is no longer in control, three quarters of Conservatives, three quarters of leavers.”This to me actually takes us back to the early 2010s when public confidence in the immigration system basically collapsed.”I think in a way we’re right back there.”READ MORE: Brexit breakthrough hopes as EU ‘recognise need to go further’ on deal The Prime Minister is facing increased pressure over the UK’s migrant crisis (Image: GB News/GETTY)He added: “I think it puts Rishi Sunak in a very difficult position because the migration flows are changing rapidly.”I was struck listening to the Dan O’Mahoney speak to the Home Affairs Committee this week, he’s the Channel taskforce commander.”His point to me was sobering. He said Albanians are the largest group within all of the groups that are crossing the Channel and he was very explicit, he said ‘this isn’t about genuine asylum, this is about organised criminality’.”I decided to poll the question this week and we found that 60 percent of people in Britain say let’s send Albanians back immediately.”I think from their perspective Albania is not in a war, there’s no major conflict, it’s joining the European Union.”On the one hand, I think we’ve got evidence showing the British people are incredibly tolerant and welcoming of people who are genuine refugees but they are on the other hand clearly thinking and feeling they are being taken for a ride.”More to follow…