Sunak and Starmer clash over immigration policies: 'Will you sit down with the ayatollahs?'

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer went head to head in the last live TV debate before voters go to the polls next week.

The two party leaders were questioned before a BBC studio audience in Nottingham, where a series of tetchy exchanges demonstrated that migration continues to be tricky ground for Labour politically. Sunak demanded to know what Starmer would do about asylum seekers who arrive in the UK by crossing the Channel in small boats. Starmer in turn said that illegal migrants 'can't go anywhere' as asylum claims were not 'being processed'


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[FrancisBurnsWorldwide]

Starmer accuses Sunak of not answering the question when he himself spends 90% of this clip not answering the question put to him! What a slime ball. 😂

[kevinreilly]

Oh my days this country is in a mess .

[OtisF]

Two very rich people telling each other they’re wrong, basically.

[ryanthyag]

Rishi is right on at least the immigration!!

[tanveerUKhan]

The problem with politics is they answer a question by telling you what the opponent is doing wrong

[jsouth-]

Like him or not, Rishi was right here

[nowgrownup]

Sunak won that debate ..VOTE REFORM 😂😂😂😂😂

[ryanq]

Guardian cutting out the crowd agreeing with Sunak. Typical

[wishvakrish]

My Accounting supervisor is from UK.

She said, "Immigration problem is just to sideline all the other problems in the country".

[tenzinchoegyal]

Sunak is right and above all he/his party at least has the courage to take difficult decisions, while Starmer appears to be beating around the bush 🤭

[nutcracke]

how can you come from Syria to England and be deemed “unable to go anywhere else”?

[claudiojunior]

This is a lying competition. I think the result is a draw.

[darrencartledge]

Iran, syria and Afghanistan?, All war zones and all countries that the uk has interefered in or attacked.sometimes responsibility comes home.

[CombatTV]

if its only these 2 puppets we can choose between then our future is dire

[HemantSingh-vqxg]

If labor comes 😢😢😢😢😢 they will gave all illegal immigrants citizen ship man uk will ruin

[jedi-with-redeye]

VOTE REFORM, STOP THE BOATS IN THE SEA

[jedi-with-redeye]

Turn the boats back to France... simple

[AmandeepSingh-popd]

By listening to Starmer on immigration I am 100% sure that next 4-5 years will going to be miserable for the UK citizens

[daviecanning]

Stan and Ollie. That's another fine mess you've got us into.

[dalecollins]

Sounds more like a Gareth Southgate team