At the same time as Starmer was proudly unveiling his Immigration White Paper another wave of small boat migrants crossed the Channel. GB News is reporting that another 400 arrived this morning. Taking the total number for this year to over 12,000…
Between 28 April and 12 May, arrivals surged from 10,000 to 12,000. That’s 2,000 people in just 14 days, or 175 per day. n the 10,000-12,000 period in 2024 – much later in the year from May 25 to June 19 – the daily average was just 80. At this rate, Britain is on course to see nearly 29,000 small boat arrivals by the end of August. The total number of Channel crossings last year was 37,000. Starmer is on track to smash last year’s figure rather than any gangs…
Burnham confirms he spoke to Trump last night about drilling in the North Sea:
“I indicated in the phone call that we had a week last Monday that I would take a pragmatic approach when it comes to the North Sea, and that is my intention as we go forward from here. There is a resource there. When people are struggling, we can’t ignore that. Hence, me indicating that to the president…”