Pressure on Government on Channel crossings

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Can Labour really stop small boat crossings? Experts say their plan is flawed

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Six children and a pregnant woman were among the 12 migrants killed in the Channel this week .

It is believed to be the worst Channel disaster since 27 people perished while trying to reach the UK in 2021 .

Yvette Cooper has promised to dismantle these dangerous and criminal smuggler gangs’ Experts admit there is no silver bullet’ to the Channel crisis and that Labour faced tough decisions ahead.

Labour has pledged to cut the backlog of asylum claims which stood at 95,000 at the end of 2023 .

The party has promised to hire an extra 1,000 caseworkers and speed up returns.

But experts warn that more clarity is needed on what these reforms would be.

Labour may be aiming for a rapid returns agreement with France , in which people arriving by small boat were automatically sent back to France .

The alternative is an agreement with the EU but it probably wouldn’t be a bespoke agreement, Dr Walsh said.

Whitehall source also questioned whether deals with the UK would be a focus for the EU .

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