Keir Starmer nightmare as small boats migrants arriving in UK tops 30,000 under his watch
The small boats continue arriving on England’s shores day after day, each one carrying people who’ve risked everything to make the dangerous crossing.
The figures keep climbing – over 30,000 have landed since the government changed hands, with this year’s numbers already breaking records. Just last week another 154 people made it across in four flimsy vessels, adding to the growing total.
It’s become a depressingly familiar cycle. Calm seas mean more crossings. Rough weather brings temporary respite. The criminal gangs couldn’t care less about the risks – they’re too busy counting their profits from each overcrowded boat. Meanwhile, politicians argue about why it’s happening and who’s to blame.
The government points to new efforts targeting smuggling networks and promises tougher action. Critics claim scrapping previous policies removed crucial deterrents. But out in the Channel, none of this debate matters to those crammed into unseaworthy dinghies, gambling their lives on making it to British soil.
With summer approaching, the numbers will likely keep rising. More calm days mean more crossings. More lives put at risk. More strain on communities receiving new arrivals. And still no clear solution in sight beyond the same old arguments and promises that haven’t stopped the boats yet.
The human cost keeps mounting – both for those making the treacherous journey and for a system struggling to cope. After years of this crisis, the uncomfortable truth remains that when the weather’s right, the boats will come. And no one seems able to change that simple fact.
