Sunak Backtrack Spells Trouble

The Government appear to be preparing for failure.

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Back in January the Prime Minister himself set out his five priorities for 2023:

“As your Prime Minister, you need to know what my focus will be, so you can hold me to account directly for whether it is delivered.

“So I’d like to tell you my five immediate priorities.

“These are the five foundations I know can build a better, more secure, more prosperous future that this country deserves.

“We will halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security.

“We will grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country.

“We will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services.

“NHS waiting lists will fall and people will get the care they need more quickly.

“We will pass new laws to stop small boats, making sure that if you come to this country illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed.”

When it comes to Rishi Sunak’s pledge to stop the boats however, it seems the Government may already be moving towards a disastrous backtrack.

It is one already triggering a significant backlash - including from some Conservatives.