“Turning refugees away merely pushes them towards poorer countries
f you want to see what UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives hope to achieve with their “stop the boats” policy – and the brutal reality that underlies it – look to Greece. The country’s rightwing prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is riding high, having surprised pundits with the scale of his victory over the left in last month’s general election. Mitsotakis has convinced many voters that he is returning Greece to stability
