Lowest Channel Crossings in Seven Years as Labour Claims Victory and Reform Threatens Companies With Prison

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood declared Labour's Channel crossing crackdown "is bearing fruit" after new data showed the summer's crossing figures were the lowest in seven years. Between June and August, 102 small boats brought asylum seekers across the Channel, carrying 7,371 migrants — fewer vessels than any year since 2019's 57 boats and fewer people than any summer since 2020. Home Office figures showed...