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Shadow Energy Secretary Andrew Bowie says the “idea that the Labour government have got anywhere close to getting to grips” with Channel crossings is “for the birds”. It comes as the Home Office recorded 781 arrivals in small boats across the Channel on Wednesday, the highest number on a single day so far in 2026. Report by Patelr. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00One day we saw 780 people cross the English Channel. That's a record.
00:04The idea that the Labour government have got anywhere close to getting to grips with this situation is for the
00:10birds.
00:10We've got a prime minister who doesn't understand what's happening and a home secretary who is obviously completely out of
00:16touch.
00:16Gangs running rife in France. People still continue to cross the channel.
00:21When we left office we had a deterrent plan in place.
00:23It was scrapped as soon as the Labour government came into power and they had no plan to deal with
00:27the situation.
00:28We're seeing numbers going up day on day.
00:31We've now got, you know, far-right protests in parts of the South Coast.
00:38Grim scenes where people are targeting the RNLI.
00:42Scenes of toddlers being abandoned in the channel as people scramble from boat to boat.
00:46We've got people leaving France on massive dinghies.
00:49None of that was the situation when we left office and this government needs to get a grip.

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