border security
Gangs Select Britain's Small Boat Arrivals
Shabana Mahmood states criminal networks decide small boat entries while admitting the UK holds no effective authority over the process.
small boat crossings
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small boat crossings
803 Migrants Cross in December Record
A record 803 Channel crossings on one December day push 2025 totals past 2024's full year, despite Home Office removals and French deals. Rhetoric masks rising trends and systemic border failures across governments.
asylum policy
£350 Boat, Lifetime Sentence
The fatal stabbing of a Derby man by a small boat migrant highlights failures in asylum processing and border enforcement that persist across governments, eroding public safety.