The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that…

Editorial: Ministers boast of rising wages. But for low earners, the cost of living crisis endures – with food and rent inflation erasing any pay gains

Letters: Sue Borges responds to comments by Lord Falconer on the government’s missteps and public perception of the party. Plus a letter from Paula Jones

Brief letters: Edinburgh memories | Starmer’s X-factor | Good Friday | Japanese walking | Corbyn’s new party

Exclusive: Prime minister is warned ‘it’s never been easier to be a people smuggler’ after arrests fall despite his vow to ‘smash the gangs’

COMMENT: The leader of the Conservative Party ought to be addressing the issue of how to prevent more small boats from arriving in the UK, instead of talking vaguely of ‘camps’, says John Rentoul

More than 50,000 people have arrived in UK since Keir Starmer vowed to ‘smash the gangs’ behind small boats

Protests over asylum seeker accommodation have intensified in England, coinciding with the launch of a new UK-France deal to return migrants crossing the Channel on small boats.

It took 20 months to hit the milestone under Rishi Sunak’s premiership compared with 13 months under Sir Keir Starmer.

Number of people who arrived in UK via small boats in first half of 2025 up 48% on same period last year

Labour minister admits the number of small boat crossings under Starmer is ‘unacceptable’