Stopping the Channel crossing is a key priority for Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman, the home secretary, who described the UK’s existing asylum system as “broken”.
Mr Sunak laid out a detailed plan to curb both illegal migration in the House of Commons last week, while he and Ms Braverman received a major boost on Monday after the High Court ruled that the Rwandan deportation scheme was legal.
Meanwhile, forty-five percent of the public are correct in their view that migration from outside the EU has increased since Brexit, while 12 percent believe it has decreased.
Commenting on the findings, polling expert Professor Sir John Curtis said: “Already somewhat skeptical, voters appear to be strongly questioning whether the promise that Brexit will cut immigration has been delivered.
“The recurring sight of would-be asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats appears to serve to reinforce the impression among voters that leaving the EU has failed to reduce the level of immigration.
“Therefore, there seems to be every reason for the Brexit government to want to reduce the flow.”
Fifty-six percent of Britons would now vote to rejoin the European Union, according to figures from Redfield & Wilton.
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