Rishi Sunak has defended his under-fire Rwanda policy as the UK public grilled the prime minister live on TV.Mr Sunak faced questions from an audience of undecided and swing voters in County Durham on Monday night, including over his flagship deportation scheme.He argued illegal migration is “profoundly unfair” and is putting a strain on the country’s public services, while he cited “compassion” for vulnerable migrants who are being “exploited by criminal gangs” as another reason for implementing his plan.Speaking on GB News, Mr Sunak said: “In order to fully solve this problem, we need a deterrent… That’s what Rwanda…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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