The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper faces criticism as the UK government attributes record Channel crossings to weather conditions rather than addressing systemic issues. Labour has been accused of lacking a coherent security strategy, with claims that they are 'praying for bad weather' as a means of border control. Critics argue that the failure to pursue effective measures, such as the Rwanda removals scheme, has contributed to rising illegal crossings. Meanwhile, the Home Office insists on taking strong actions against immigration crime and improving the asylum system since inheriting a problematic framework.
Labour seems to think praying for bad weather is a good border security strategy. This is a weak Government, with no plan to end illegal immigrants crossing the channel.
Blaming the weather for the highest ever crossing numbers so far this year is the border security equivalent of a lazy student claiming 'the dog ate my homework.' This is a clear failure for our weak Prime Minister and his weak Home Secretary.
This government is restoring grip to the broken asylum system it inherited that saw a whole criminal smuggling enterprise allowed to develop.
We are giving counter-terror style powers to law enforcement, launching an unprecedented international crackdown on immigration crime, and have prevented 9,000 crossings from the French coastline this year alone.
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