Only 9% of voters believe that Rishi Sunak will «stop the boats».

The poll also shows that about three-quarters of voters think the government's plan for Rwanda is unlikely to materialize. Credit: Gareth Fuller/PA

Just 1 in 11 people believe Rishi Sunak will deliver on his promise to 'stop the boats' and reduce the number of Channel migrants coming to the UK.

New poll by YouGov , showed that only nine percent of people are confident that the government will successfully reduce the number of asylum seekers making the dangerous crossing.

This number was broken down into eight percent who were «pretty sure» and one percent who who are “very confident.”

The numbers are a blow to Mr. Sunak, who has made tackling the problem of migrants crossing the English Channel one of his top five priorities.

The prime minister promised to «stop the boats» in a speech earlier this year. but a YouGov poll conducted between July 31 and August 1 showed that the vast majority of voters were unsure that he would speak.

Eighty percent were unsure

The poll asked voters how confident they were about if at all that Mr. Sunak's government will successfully reduce the number of asylum seekers who cross the English Channel in small boats.

While 9% said they were either “very confident” or “quite confident”, around 80% said they lacked confidence.

About 46% of respondents said they were “not at all not sure” that the government would succeed, and 34 percent said they were “not very sure”. Eleven percent were unsure.

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Among voters who supported the Conservative Party in the 2019 general election, about 15% were confident the government would stop the boats, with 1% «very confident» and 14% «very confident».

Some 35% of 2019 Conservative voters were «not at all confident» of the government's success, and 45% were «not very confident.»

Rwanda's plan

The poll also showed that about three-quarters of voters believed that the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda is unlikely to materialize.

The policy is currently going through the courts after a string of litigation, and the government has said it is confident it will eventually be given the green light.< /p>

But 38% of respondents said they thought it was the right thing to do. «very unlikely» that anyone would actually be sent to Rwanda, and 35% said it was «very unlikely».

The figures suggest that, although Mr. Sunak as prime minister The minister has been very focused on tackling the small boat problem, he has yet to convince the majority of voters that he can deliver them.

Rishi's tracker

YouGov poll was released after the first 15 migrants boarded the Bibby Stockholm barges, and others have been given last-minute respite after a series of legal challenges.

The barge, moored off the coast of Dorset, is a key part of the government's strategy to stop spending an estimated £6m a day on hotel stays for asylum-seekers.

The government also announced the official launch of a «task force» to identify unscrupulous lawyers following reports that false asylum applications are being paid.