9 h. ago Will the French keep slashing boats of people smugglers? Non! Starmer left 'humiliated' after continental cops revealed that they will not routinely use tactic to stop people smugglers

Only two days ago, No 10 hailed footage showing French officers ripping open a dinghy in shallow waters as a 'significant moment' in the bid to smash the people-smuggling gangs.

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10 h. ago EXPOSED: The boat migrant fixers all over Britain making a mockery of Starmer's claim to be smashing the gangs

Even the well-heeled clientele inside the establishment, in the heart of a wealthy London suburb, appear oblivious to the sinister dealings going on around them.

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1 week ago Starmer suggests welfare bill revolt just ‘noises off’ as he rejects claim row shows he is bad at politics – UK politics live

PM ‘committed to reforming system’ as more Labour MPs join opposition to plan to cut universal credit and PipKemi Badenoch has said it would be “pathetic” for Keir Starmer to postpone the vote on the UC and Pip bill. She posted this on social media, as a comment on the tweet from Kitty Donaldson. (See 11.22am.)This is pathetic. Starmer must not pull this bill. We’ve offered to support him in the national interest if our reasonable conditions are met.If he pulls the bill, it proves Labour isn’t serious about fiscal responsibility. If Labour backbenchers are too scared to deliver welfare changes that make only limited savings, how can they solve bigger problems like the national debt?There is a view forming among ministers and PPS’ that the government will have to pull the welfare bill.However, the message from the centre is very clear it will go ahead regardless of the opposition from MPs because the issue has to be forced.There is widespread speculation in Government that No 10 will...

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1 week ago Government plan to end use of asylum hotels ‘won’t be achieved’ – inspector

David Bolt also told a committee of peers that he does not feel optimistic about the ‘ability to smash the gangs’.

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1 week ago Labour plan to 'smash the gangs' and end asylum hotels will FAIL, borders watchdog warns

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Bolt said he had written to ministers to express his doubts about the plan.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves's policies will see UK economy 'muddle through' for next two years, CBI warns

It marks the latest downbeat verdict on Ms Reeves's performance as Chancellor - and undermines Keir Starmer's claim that Labour has 'fixed the foundations of the economy'.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves's policies will see UK economy just 'muddle through' for the next two years, industry group warns

It marks the latest downbeat verdict on Ms Reeves's performance as Chancellor - and undermines Keir Starmer's claim that Labour has 'fixed the foundations of the economy'.

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2 w. ago People smuggling gang that crammed migrants into refrigerated lorries smashed by 'Britain's FBI'

A total of 12 members of the London-based crime group have now been convicted following the NCA’s extensive investigation

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer says small boats crisis in English Channel is ‘deteriorating’

PM’s comments cast doubt on Labour’s election pledge to ‘smash the gangs’ and curb illegal crossings

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2 w. ago No 10 says Starmer stands by claim Tories were jumping on far

Prime minister’s comments were about ‘ministers from previous government who sat in office for years and did nothing’, says No 10 spokespersonStarmer launches new grooming gangs investigationIn his interview on the Sky News this morning Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said that Keir Starmer should apologise for saying in January that those calling for a national inquiry into grooming gangs were jumping on a far-right bandwagon. Kemi Badenoch, his party leader, is also quoted today in an Daily Express splash story saying Starmer should apologise, but she is saying he should apologise for not agreeing to hold a national inquiry earlier.At the Downing Street lobby briefing this morning the No 10 spokesperson was asked if Starmer still thought that people who backed a national inquiry in January were joining a far-right bandwagon. In response, the spokesperson defended the phrase, and insisted that it only applied to Tories who were now demanding an inquiry they never set up whe...

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3 w. ago Keir Starmer plots equality law 'to penalise middle class and privately educated', Tories claim

The Government has already introduced a punishing 20 per cent VAT hike on private school fees.

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3 w. ago Pair jailed for burglary of £4.75m golden toilet from Blenheim Palace

A gang of thieves smashed their way in to the palace and ripped out the fully-functioning 18-carat gold toilet during a raid in 2019.

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3 w. ago ANDREW NEIL: Starmer's claim to be 'investing in Britain's renewal' is delusional drivel in a class of its own

'Our first job was to stabilise the economy and public finances,' Keir Starmer tweeted yesterday morning, a few hours before Rachel Reeves delivered Labour's spending plans.

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4 w. ago ‘Smash the gangs’: is Labour’s migration policy just a slogan?

The UK government is desperate to show it is preventing small boat crossings, but its PR-heavy approach may cause more problems with voters than it solves Continue reading...

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4 w. ago So much for smashing the gangs! Starmer claims the secret to solving the small

An investigation by The Mail on Sunday can today expose how criminals convicted of involvement in people trafficking have been allowed to walk free with a slap on the wrist by French courts.

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