Illegal migration bill will hurt women trafficked to UK, Starmer tells PM

Labour leader attacks plans, but Rishi Sunak calls Starmer ‘just another lefty lawyer standing in our way’

Rishi Sunak’s plan to stop small boat crossings will “drive a coach and horses” through protections for women who are trafficked to Britain as victims of modern slavery, Keir Starmer has said.

The Labour leader made the warning to coincide with International Women’s Day, as he labelled new legislation to tackle illegal migration a “gimmick” and warned it was likely to lead to yet another broken promise.

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