Rishi Sunak risks furious Tory ‘backlash’ as net migration numbers set new record

British prime minister Rishi Sunak and home secretary Suella Braverman in the House of Commons earlier this week. Photo: Reuters
David Hughes, Áine Fox and Ian Jones
Rishi Sunak faced a Tory backlash as official estimates indicated net migration reached a record high of 606,000 people last year.
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