The Labour leader would significantly boost the UK’s cooperation with the EU on immigration to tackle the small boats crisis
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to “smash the gangs” that enable dangerous Channel crossings, as he prepares to go head-to-head with theThe Labour leader said his party would treat people-smugglers like terrorists if he becomes prime minister, by freezing their assets and placing restrictions on their movement.
Labour’s immigration clampdown would also hinge on closer links with the European Union, in a major departure from the Conservatives’ more isolationist approach to curbing record Channel crossings.ahead of a trip to the Europol headquarters in the Hague, Sir Keir said he wanted to “lead the continent in smashing the gangs”.
The opposition leader pledged to “discuss” a potential migrant quota with the EU if he wins the next general election, in a move that would significantly expand the UK’s cooperation with the bloc on immigration. The EU is working on a new returns agreement that would mean each member state take a minimum annual quota of 30,000 migrants, or pay €20,000 for each person they do not accept.The Government has already spent £140m on the plans, despite no planes yet taking off as the
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