Migration

It took about eight months for crossings to reach 20,000 after Sunak became prime minister - but the beginning of his tenure coincided with colder weather.

The prime minister says the government will publish its plans to tackle immigration after the latest figures showed net migration hit a record high in 2023.

The former government cut corners and overpaid when trying to hastily purchase the Northeye site in East Sussex, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.