With small boat crossings under Labour hitting all-time-highs this year, you’d think the government would be scrambling to get UK border security back on track. Guido has charted how the number of migrant dinghies being destroyed is cratering and the number of asylum hotel occupants is rising under Labour…
Not so much. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office joyfully announced yesterday:
“[A new] project, which is being delivered by Home Office International Operations, is designed to identify safeguarding opportunities and support early intervention of criminals at Pakistan’s borders to disrupt journeys and detect abuse. By giving front line officers expertise in spotting potentially vulnerable people and illegal activity early, this enables them to protect innocent victims and apprehend those trying to escape justice by making their way to other countries, including the UK… UK provided state of the art security scanners, [are] helping to disrupt the movement of illegal and dangerous items across the region.”
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…”