Sunak seeks to regain migration initiative during Dover visit

PM will outline what he views as progress on issue amid pressure from backbench Tory MPs

Rishi Sunak will travel to Dover on Monday in a bid to regain the initiative on Tory migration pledges amid pressure from his own backbenches as flagship legislation returns to parliament.

The prime minister is expected to outline what he views as the progress made in the six months since introducing the illegal migration bill, intended to change the law so those who arrive in the UK by irregular means can be removed to a third country such as Rwanda.