The UK is facing a surge in illegal boat crossings, with over 5,000 migrants crossing the Channel this year. Various political figures, including Rishi Sunak and Labour representatives, express differing levels of confidence in stopping the boats. Sunak's spokesperson attributes the rise in crossings to weather conditions, sparking debates on effective solutions and blame shifting. Calls for action include implementing Reform UK's 6-point plan and Labour's proposal for a cross-border police unit and more immigration enforcement officers.
PM threatens to leave ECHR over Rwanda Plan. His threat undermines UK - human rights only if not too difficult politically. Time not on his side to exit ECHR. But he’s PM and puts UK’s commitment to human rights in doubt. Shame on him.
There it is. He's said it. Rishi Sunak would leave the ECHR to get flights to Rwanda off the ground. This is so, so dangerous. Sunak is desperate to appease the right of his party and the country will pay the price. We need a change of government now. https://t.co/YzD1vA2XWA
🚨 EXC: Britain will quit the ECHR if that is what it takes to stop small boats, Sunak tells Sun readers tonight. For the first time in his premiership, the PM threatened to end the UK’s 71-year tie to the European Convention of Human Rights. WATCH: https://t.co/s5Pf7OynNU
Following drop in crossings last year Sunak took credit & claimed was nothing to do with weather. Now numbers up again he blames weather!! 🤷♂️ Time to replace Tory boats chaos with Labour’s cross-border police unit & 1k new immigration enforcement officers. https://t.co/X2VHzjOj75
🖋️ "Nobody has a plan to stop the boats, but it’s Sunak who will pay the price" | Writes Philip Johnston Read the full comment below ⬇️ https://t.co/Xz1g191YHJ
We've just witnessed the busiest Easter weekend on record for small boat crossings. PM was quick to claim he'd stopped the boats, but where is he now? We need Labour's plan to smash the criminal smuggler gangs, end expensive hotel use, & return people with no right to be here. https://t.co/bYzJOegPP0
Politics latest news: Sunak confident he can 'stop the boats' despite record crossings https://t.co/8nEfOb7yH2
Rishi Sunak is still confident he can 'stop the boats' despite more than 5,000 migrants crossing the Channel already this year - as No10 blames the weather for an increase in numbers https://t.co/bKzNuxdJEq https://t.co/DyFdSIbX5t
PM confident he can stop boats as Labour says it's tough to end crisis entirely https://t.co/lD2oLB6NMI
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The Prime Minister is still confident he can 'stop the boats', Downing Street said, as arrivals by small boat topped 5,000 in the first three months of the year (via @PA) https://t.co/GOo7u5N9sM
After repeatedly denying that the fall in small boat crossings last year had anything to do with the weather, Rishi Sunak's spokesperson now blames rising small boat crossing numbers on... the weather.
Channel Crisis: Illegal Boat Migration Up 43 Per Cent in Britain over Last Year https://t.co/QFR8gF3fg4
"Are you confident that if Labour wins the next election, you can stop the small boats?" @KayBurley "It's a tough problem for all countries throughout Europe so I think anybody who says 'I can make this stop' is probably in danger of overclaiming" says @patmcfaddenmp Sky 501 https://t.co/o7hviB8FXU
A record 5,000+ people have illegally crossed the channel this year. ❌The Tories’ Rwanda FARCE is not working. ➡️Only Reform UK’s 6-point plan will stop the boats. https://t.co/P66hzbywwb
STEPHEN GLOVER: Rishi was reckless to promise to stop the boats. But anyone who trusts Labour to do better is simply deluded https://t.co/wBJEgOJeL1 https://t.co/XL5vW6iTun