Boris Johnson has ordered a government review of the migrant crisis.
The prime minister is said to be “exasperated” by the lack of a policy to reduce the number of people crossing the channel and has told his MPs it is now a priority to come up with one.
He has asked for their support if he chooses to adopt more “challenging” solutions, according to The Times.
Former chancellor George Osborne predicts Mr Johnson will U-turn on plans to scale back rail improvements in the north of England.
Mr Osborne, the chancellor who spearheaded the Northern Powerhouse project, said he thought the prime minister would change his mind come election time.
His remarks came after ministers removed funding and powers from Transport for the North, in what Labour described as a “Whitehall power grab”, over their furious response to the Integrated Rail Plan.
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