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Stop the Boats slogan was too stark, says Rishi Sunak

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Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he regrets ever saying 'Stop the Boats' slogan.

He says he didn't have a mandate to bring warring factions together.

Sunak was in many ways an accidental prime minister, says he was driven by Hindu belief in dharma which he says involves "doing your duty".

During the Covid pandemic both Sunak and Johnson faced fixed term penalties for breaking lockdown rules.

Sunak believed in slashing billions from welfare bills, a more "radical restructuring of the state" to pay for increased defence spending.

Now he argues for abandoning the legal commitment to deliver net zero .

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English

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36

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