Tories see poll boost with Conservative voters over migration policy

Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban people arriving over the English channel in small boats from making asylum claims has improved the Conservative Party’s standing with its voters on immigration matters, a poll found.

The government last week revealed the Illegal Migration Bill, which would see small boat migrants detained and deported without the UK considering whether they were fit to be granted asylum.

While the proposal was met with backlash from the EU, along with Tories including former home secretary Amber Rudd, Conservative voters polled in the days after its introduction to parliament last Tuesday appeared to be satisfied.