16 May 2025, 05:20 | Updated: 16 May 2025, 07:37

By Chris Philp MP

Keir Starmer stood in Albania, flanked by cameras, dripping with self-importance. He flew out to show strength, but he has delivered nothing.

Meanwhile, back home, the crisis deepens. 2025 is on track to be the worst year in history for illegal Channel crossings, and the Prime Minister is left scrambling.

The Rwanda deterrent sent a clear message - if you arrive illegally, you will not be allowed to stay. Even the National Crime Agency said a deterrent like Rwanda was essential. Yet one of Starmer’s first acts in government was to rip it up and in doing so, he has welcomed thousands of illegal immigrants to our country with open arms.

Starmer never cared about stopping illegal migration, he called border laws racist, campaigned against deporting foreign criminals, and dismantled every tough measure we put in place. Now he’s flailing to hide the chaos. But the boats keep coming because the traffickers know the truth - Starmer won’t stop them.

He flew to Albania clinging to the success the Conservative Party delivered in government, pretending he invented it. In government, we struck a real deal with Albania, and it worked. Small boat........

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