No Guarantee Small Boat Crossings Will Fall by Next Year, Home Secretary Says

Shabana Mahmood refuses to guarantee small boat crossings will drop by 2027

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has refused to guarantee illegal small boat crossings will drop by next January - despite No10 vowing legislation would "smash the engines".Speaking at a Home Affairs Select Committee this morning, Ms Mahmood admitted the sheer figure of migrants making the perilous journey across the Channel was "unacceptable". More than 41,474 completed the perilous 21-mile journey in 2025, with an extra 23,242 migrants arriving …

Mahmood: No Guarantee Small Boat Crossings Will Come Down Next Year

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood took a grilling this morning by MPs in the Home Affairs Committee over small boats crossings. She admitted there is no guarantee they will come down, even by next year… Pressed by LibDem MP Ben Maguire on whether she expected the numbers to fall by this time next year, Mahmood said:…

No guarantee small boat crossings will fall by next year, Home Secretary says

More than 65,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. There is no guarantee that the number of small boat crossings will fall by this time next year, the Home Secretary has said. Shabana Mahmood told MPs the number of crossings is “unacceptable”, but she said there is no “silver bullet” and the problem needs “long-term, careful, painful work” to resolve. More than 65,000…