Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted the problem was 'complex' and she would not resort to 'gimmicks'.
Yvette Cooper refused to set a target for cutting Channel crossings today after hundreds more migrants arrived.The stance came as Ms Cooper was pressed on the lack of a 'yardstick' to judge the government by on illegal immigration.
In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg recorded as she visited Rome for talks on the issue yesterday, Yvette Cooper argued that Labour had 'intensified' border security measures since winning power That would be different from the Rwanda scheme, which would have seen migrants sent to live in the African nation permanently.
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said ministers 'have effectively given up on protecting our borders'. The Home Office said almost 13,460 people had been removed since the country went to the polls on July 4, the highest rate since 2019. A new 'upstream communications campaign' aimed at debunking lies about job prospects in the UK told by people-smuggling gangs to encourage small boat crossings has also been launched, it said.
'I am boosting the capabilities of our immigration enforcement officers to make sure they have the tools they need to further crack down on illegal working and shine a light on the hidden economy and false promises that criminal smuggling gangs are using to encourage people to cross the Channel in small boats.
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