More than 10,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since Labour won the general election. Home Office figures show 65 migrants made the journey in two boats on Monday, taking the provisional total for the year so far to 23,598. The latest crossings mean 10,024 arrivals have been recorded since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on July 4. The total for 2024 to date is 1% lower than this time last year (23,940) and down 21% on the same period in 2022 (29,783). The figures come in the wake of Channel deaths over the weekend and as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced £75 million would be used to boost the number of border security officers amid the Government’s bid to crack down on people smugglers, using money redirected from the scrapped Rwanda deportation plan. Talk's Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by former Reform UK deputy leader Ben Habib, who hits out at France for "not stopping migrants crossing the Channel". Click here for more from Talk https://talk.tv If you need any help visit: https://talk.tv/helplines #immigration #migrants #channel
