It’s small boats week in government. Following last Wednesday’s Budget, No. 10 is turning its attention to the ceaseless flow of Channel crossings. Keir Starmer will use his speech at the Interpol ...

But since Sir Keir Starmer entered Downing Street, 17,087 people have crossed the channel (as of Oct 31), with 2024 now the second highest year so far for small boats arrivals. As well as ...

Keir Starmer has told global police chiefs that people smugglers will be treated "like terrorists" as he appealed for help winning the "war" on small boat crossings. The PM told the Interpol ...

At least some Labour officials will hope so, if yet more backlash on today’s front pages is anything to go by. Small boats police: “The world needs to wake up to the severity of this challenge,” the ...

Keir Starmer will today announce millions of pounds will be spent on a clampdown on smugglers fuelling the small boats crisis. In a speech to the international policing organisation Interpol ...

The Prime Minister will order the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to speed up charges for people smugglers as part of a £150 million package of measures to tackle the small boat crisis.

A total of 31,094 people have been detected crossing the Channel in small boats since the start of 2024, according to provisional figures from the Home Office. This is 16% higher than the 26,699 ...

The Prime Minister will declare people smuggling a “national security” issue as the Government plans a blitz on small boat crossings. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to use a speech at Interpol’s general ...

The Prime Minister will declare people smuggling a "national security" issue as the Government plans a blitz on small boat crossings. Sir Keir Starmer is expected to use a speech at Interpol's ...

The contents of this provision include inflatable boats, weapons and spare parts for F-16 fighter aircraft maintenance. The types of aircraft-carried weapons is the package are not disclosed. "That ...