Rishi Sunak slams ‘lefty lawyer’ Keir Starmer for opposing migration plan & says Labour leader is on ‘side of smugglers’

RISHI Sunak today slammed Sir Keir Starmer as a “lefty lawyer” on the side of evil people smuggling gangs.

At PMQs Mr Sunak hit out at the Labour Leader for opposing the new Illegal Migration Bill, which will ban migrants who arrive on small boats from ever settling in Britain.

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At PMQs today Rishi Sunak slammed Labour for opposing his plans to stop small boats[/caption]

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Rishi Sunak hit out at Sir Keir Starmer for opposing his new Illegal Migration Bill[/caption]

Mr Sunak hit out at Sir Keir, ridiculing him as a “just another lefty lawyer standing in our way”.

The PM said: “Whilst Sir Keir may be on the side of the people smugglers, we’re on the side of the British people.

“We introduced tougher sentences for people smugglers. They opposed it.

“We signed a deal with Rwanda. They opposed it.

“We are deporting foreign offenders as we speak. They oppose it.”

The PM added: “What we haven’t heard is Sir Keir’s plan.

“We know what it is – it’s open door immigration and unlimited asylum.”

Since the government’s migration plan was revealed yesterday, Labour MPs led by Sir Keir have lined up to criticise it.

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper derided the bill as “just more chaos”.

And today Sir Keir said: “In the last decade this government has introduced five plans to tackle illegal immigration. Five utter failures.

“The problem just gets worse with every new gimmick.”

Under the new law, illegal migrants aged over 18 will be swiftly detained by the Home Office and deported to either their country of origin or a safe third state within 28 days.

MPs will set an annual cap for refugees to arrive in Britain via safe and legal routes.

And any migrant wanting to challenge their deportation will have to do so from abroad.

At PMQs Mr Sunak hailed the bill as “fair” and “legal”.

“We are acting with compassion, we are acting with fairness and we are acting to respect the law borders of our country,” he told MPs in Commons.

“We are delivering what we said.”

Downing Street is braced for an almighty court clash against the new landmark immigration with lawyers and charities vowing to try to hamper any effort to fix the border chaos in Kent.

Home Secretary Suella Braverman this morning insisted the bill does not break the law –  but yesterday she admitted there’s a high chance it won’t comply with the European Convention on Human Rights.

The PM vowed he’s “up for the fight” against lawyers who try to stop it in the courts.