Latest Home Office figures confirm that more small boat migrants have crossed the Channel under Starmer than any other Prime Minister. Since Labour came to power, 65,922 migrants have landed in the UK…
That beats the previous record of 65,811 under Boris Johnson. On average, 790 migrants have crossed the Channel every week since Starmer took office. Meanwhile, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood can’t guarantee the numbers will fall next year. Labour ministers might not be able to say how many gangs they’ve ‘smashed’, though at least they can say which records they’ve set…
Speaking about Morgan McSweeney’s resignation, skills minister Jacqui Smith told Times Radio:
“It’s clearly not ideal but I do understand why Morgan, as he explained, decided to resign at this point. But the important thing as you say is how we both tackle what this Epstein and Mandelson scandal has identified and also how we make sure, as the prime minister is absolutely determined to, that we continue the change that the country needs and that’s what I’m focusing on this morning.”