As the sun set over the Channel, a quiet yet significant event unfolded, marking a new chapter in a story that has gripped the nation for months.

 

UK faces migrant surge as numbers hit 52,000 since Starmer took office.

Nearly 900 migrants made the perilous Channel crossing over the bank holiday, taking the total since Sir Keir Starmer became Labour leader to over 52,000. GB News reported 655 arrivals on Monday alone, with another 212 reaching UK shores on Sunday in four dinghies.

 

This influx highlights significant pressure on the government’s "smash the gangs" policy. Despite a new partial returns deal with France since 5 August, no migrants have been sent back. Instead, a staggering 3,502 have arrived since then.

 

The Channel saw a brief respite in bad weather, allowing crossings that usually occur in the height of summer. This year, numbers have risen by 50%, marking 28,938 arrivals so far—nearly 10,000 more than the same time last year.

 

The flow of migrants continued late into Monday night, with the Border Force vessel Hurricane picking up 73 more after 10 pm.The increasing numbers have put the government under scrutiny. Critics argue that the approach isn't working, as the crisis intensifies.

 

A Home Office spokesperson emphasised the commitment to dismantling people-smuggling operations. The strategy includes international intelligence sharing and strengthened enforcement, supported by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. Efforts focus on disrupting criminal networks and securing the borders.

 

Political tensions are mounting as the UK stands at a crossroads, calling for immediate and sustainable solutions to the ongoing crisis. Public demand is growing for firm actions that address both security and humanitarian aspects.

The UK faces a fine balance between maintaining border integrity and providing humanitarian aid. The coming months will be crucial in determining how effectively these challenges are met.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Guardian 2025-08-26

 

 

All hail Starmers historic deal with the French.

 

900 in, in less than a week. A Maximum of 50 out a week.

 

Deal of the Century, if you are a stark staring lunatic.

 

Wear that cap with pride Starmer, you earned it.

Look forward to details of the 900 deported over the bank holiday under Starmer's "one in one out" fairytale, sorry I mean policy.  

35 minutes ago, The Cyclist said:

All hail Starmers historic deal with the French.

 

900 in, in less than a week. A Maximum of 50 out a week.

 

Deal of the Century, if you are a stark staring lunatic.

 

Wear that cap with pride Starmer, you earned it.

 

Is that another one of those deals that the lefty press is holding out as some major win, when the details say different? 

 

Like the USA's much touted "bipartisan immigration bill" that would have allowed 5000 illegals a day to stay before requiring the gub'ment to take any action at all... Thank goodness that one was DOA, because now it's zero a day.

 

I wonder if anyone can save the UK (or the EU) from their globalist leaders?

 

3 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

I wonder if anyone can save the UK (or the EU) from their globalist leaders?

 

 

   Who are those globalist leaders ?

1 minute ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Who are those globalist leaders ?

 

The ones welcoming grooming gangs and imprisoning people who have the audacity to point them out.

6 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

The ones welcoming grooming gangs and imprisoning people who have the audacity to point them out.

No one has been imprisoned for pointing out a grooming gang.

41 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Look forward to details of the 900 deported over the bank holiday under Starmer's "one in one out" fairytale, sorry I mean policy.  

 

900 in over the weekend

 

A maximum of 50 returned to France = 850

 

50 returned from France, with automatic right to import families, at 4 each is 200 ( at least )

 

That 900 has now turned into 1100 ( at least )

 

Deal of the Century. If you are mental.

8 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

No one has been imprisoned for pointing out a grooming gang.

 

Are you sure?  In the past year, around 14,000 Brits have been prosecuted for online posts.  It just stands to reason that some of the "objectionable" posts are mean to grooming gangs.

 

It all seems so long ago when Brexiteers demanded exit from the EU to "protect our borders". Who was that small MEP who kept demanding GB exit to solve all the problems? 

21 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Are you sure?  In the past year, around 14,000 Brits have been prosecuted for online posts.  It just stands to reason that some of the "objectionable" posts are mean to grooming gangs.

 

 No it doesn't.

Out of the 14,000 (and the figures were very similar under the Tories before anyone invented the "two tier" fantasy), how many resulted in convictions? And how many convictions led to custodial sentences?

No one has been thrown in jail for pointing out grooming gangs. And you know it, you just either want to be obtuse, or you live in a fantasy land.