Nigel Farage has said he is “sick to death” of the Prime Minister’s “dishonesty” over progress made on migration numbers.

       He thought that Rishi Sunak is “terrified” of last year’s immigration figures which are set to be published on Thursday.

       This will be the first estimate of net migration to the UK in the year to December 2023, from the Office for National Statistics.

       Mr Farage said: “ I think he is terrified of the year's immigration figures that are going to come out this Thursday.

       “Whether they're as high as the 700,000 last year, we don't know, but I'll tell you what they won't be the tens of thousands promised in successive Conservative manifestos.

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       “I'm sick of this. I'm sick not just at the numbers. I'm sick not just of the change that it’s putting on our country. I'm sick actually above all of the sheer dishonesty of the way that Sunak tries to spin numbers.

       “I really have just about had enough of this. The numbers are not down, Prime Minister.”

       The former UKIP leader and current GB News presenter went on to say that English Channel crossings have risen by 20% this year.

       Mr Farage took aim at the PM saying his comments were “all spin” as Mr Sunak claimed the government was “making progress” on migration.

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       Speaking to viewers, Mr Farage added: “When Sunak tells you what government policy is, do you believe him? I don't and I really am absolutely sick to death of it. We'll wait and see what the official legal immigration figures are this Thursday.”

       Mr Sunak said he and his Austrian counterpart are “deepening co-operation” on illegal migration and agreed that schemes like the UK’s Rwanda plan are needed to tackle the issue in Europe.

       The Prime Minister met with Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Vienna on Tuesday and said in a joint media appearance that sending migrants to designated safe third countries, such as the Rwanda plan, should play a part in tackling the Europe-wide issue.

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