12 h. ago It's not our fault! Ministers try to dodge blame as number of small

Keir Starmer was slammed for 'incompetence' over the handling of the Channel crisis.

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17 h. ago If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that is not to decry their efforts so far

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21 h. ago 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel on small boats since Labour took power

There have been 27,029 arrivals so far this year, which is 47% higher than at the same point of 2024.

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22 h. ago Over 50,000 small boat migrants cross Channel under Labour as Starmer fails to get a grip on crisis

Labour minister admits the number of small boat crossings under Starmer is ‘unacceptable’

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22 h. ago More than 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel since Keir Starmer became PM: Asylum seeker reaches Britain's shores every 11 minutes... but minister still insists it's 'not our fault'

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

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22 h. ago More than 50,000 people have crossed Channel in small boats since Labour took power

Number of people who arrived in UK via small boats in first half of 2025 up 48% on same period last yearMore than 50,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats since Keir Starmer became prime minister, official figures have confirmed.Home Office figures released on Tuesday showed that 50,271 people, most of whom successfully claim asylum, have arrived in the UK from France since Labour won the general election in July 2024. A total of 474 people arrived on Monday. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Kemi Badenoch proposes housing migrants in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Kemi Badenoch has suggested placing asylum seekers currently housed in hotels into “camps”, as new Home Office figures reveal that almost 50,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Sir Keir Starmer took office.

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24 h. ago Unemployment soars by 200,000 under Labour with as firms blame national insurance hike

The jobless total stood at 1.67 million in the three months to June this year, the highest since the pandemic, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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25 h. ago Migrant channel crossings will hit a record 50,000 since Labour took office...but 'it's not our fault' says minister

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

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27 h. ago Record 50,000 migrant Channel crossings since Labour came to power 'unacceptable', admits minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith, a former home secretary, said the record numbers of people making the dangerous journey showed how embedded criminal gangs had got under the previous Conservative government

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27 h. ago Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex

Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.

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36 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests housing asylum seekers in 'camps' instead of hotels

Kemi Badenoch has suggested migrants should be homed in 'camps' as an alternative to hotels.

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44 h. ago Badenoch suggests migrants held in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000 under Labour

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch warned that some communities ‘don’t feel safe’ during a visit to Epping in Essex.

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45 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests putting asylum seekers in ‘migrant camps’

The Tory leader suggested that putting asylum seekers in ‘camps’ could avoid ‘bringing all of this hassle into communities’

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61 h. ago Labour frees 26,000 prisoners early: In just seven months, hundreds jailed for more than 10 years are released

Astonishing figures for the soft-justice programme suggest 45,000 could have their sentences cut in its first year.

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4 d. ago Warning Labour ‘won’t be trusted on renters’ rights’ as landlord MPs rake in £830k in a year

The register of interests reveals that 83 MPs are also landlords, declaring at least £10,000 in rental income in the past year, while the Labour government pushes through its Renters’ Rights Bill

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9 d. ago SNP Ministers must be held to account for the state of the NHS as thousands suffer

New figures unearthed by Labour show there have been over 250,000 falls by patients at Scottish hospitals.

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3 w. ago Damning numbers show what people think of Welsh Labour in every part of Wales

Of the 1,000 people asked, less than a third thought Labour was doing a good job in Welsh Government

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