50,000 migrant small boat Channel crossings since Labour took office

NAMPA / DPA
2025-08-12
London (PA Media/dpa) - More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the United Kingdom after crossing the English Channel since the Labour Party won the 2024 general election. Home Office figures showed 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday. Labour former home secretary Jacqui Smith of Malvern had said earlier on Tuesday that reaching the milestone was "unacceptable." But Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Labour's promise to "smas......
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