Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss clash over plans for illegal migration

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : It came as Mr Sunak, on the campaign trail on Sunday, faced questions over whether his plans to tackle illegal migration would actually prove legal.
62% : Even as the two rival camps continued to trade blows over tax cuts and economic credibility, both sides opened a new front in the battle for No 10 as each candidate offered tough new policies and hard-edged language on illegal migration.
59% : Mr Sunak sought to defend his proposals on Sunday afternoon, telling the BBC that tackling illegal migration was a "priority" for him.
58% : Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss both set out on Sunday policies designed to crack down on illegal migration (PA) Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss clashed on Sunday over immigration policy, as both candidates sought to present themselves as the best option to take control of the UK's borders.
57% : The Truss campaign also said that as prime minister she would increase the UK's frontline Border Force by 20% and double the Border Force Maritime staffing levels, with Ms Truss claiming that her plan to tackle illegal migration would be given a strong legal foundation by the new UK Bill of Rights.
44% : Calling the current system "broken", he offered a 10-point plan on Sunday that included a commitment to a narrower definition of who qualifies for asylum compared to that from the ECHR, with enhanced powers to detain, tag and monitor illegal migrants.
36% : His concerns were backed by Tory grandees Chris Patten, Norman Lamont and Malcolm Rifkind, who told The Observer that Mrs Thatcher would not have approved of cutting taxes to curb inflation.

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