The promise to ‘stop the boats’ and bring down levels of net migration have been made central to both Labour and Conservative plans for immigration. On World Refugee Day, we look at what the parties are promising in this key policy area – in which Kent finds itself centre stage – and speak to a refugee who now calls the county home… When Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled his five key priorities in January 2023, one of his commitments to the nation touched directly on an issue affecting us here in Kent. The Conservative leader said his government would “pass new laws to stop small boats” maki…
