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 at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”