Sunak Criticises Asylum Rules After Chemical Attack Suspect Injures Mother and Daughters
• Rishi Sunak has criticised rules that allowed a chemical attack suspect to remain in the UK after being granted asylum despite a prior conviction • The suspect had been convicted of a sex assault but his sentence was less than a year, below the threshold for automatic removal • A woman and her 3-year-old daughter suffered potentially life-changing injuries in the chemical attack in London • The woman's 8-year-old daughter was also injured in the attack • Sunak thinks foreign criminals should not be allowed to remain in the UK and his thoughts are with the victims