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Smugglers’ boats sail with migrants onboard as they attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025.

Starmer Fails To “Smash the Gangs”: UK Channel Crossings Continued to Rise in 2025

Zolta Sitkei January 2, 2026

The Labour government promised reforms and policy changes to curb illegal migration but arrival statistics show it’s only gotten worse.

Hundreds Attempt Channel Crossing in Fresh Boat Surge

TEC News December 21, 2025

Smugglers on the French coast are exploiting a brief break in bad weather, helping to push this year’s UK total for known migrant arrivals past 40,000.

Farage’s Verdict on 40,000+ Channel Crossings (and Counting)

TEC News December 15, 2025

Reform UK leader criticised the government after Channel crossings surpassed last year’s total, warning the problem will worsen and the public will grow angrier.

English Channel: Migrant ‘Small Boat’ Crossings Resume

TEC News December 14, 2025

After weather caused a four-week pause, vessels carrying migrants have reappeared in UK waters—fuelling illegal immigration.

Paris Promises Tougher Action to Stop Migrant Channel Crossings

TEC News / AFP November 28, 2025

Under pressure from the UK, France will soon commence “control and intervention” work at sea, targeting the so-called small boats used for smuggling people.

Channel crossings, small boats illustration Unsplash

Billions Spent on Migrant Hotels Shows “Ineptitude” of UK Political Class

Michael Curzon October 27, 2025

Both Labour and the Tories are to blame, and neither have any serious solutions for the problem.

UK Asylum Seekers: Murderer Convicted, Pervert Escapes

Vicky Francis October 25, 2025

The first time as tragedy, second time as farce—anger “off the charts” as Britain’s broken borders undermine public safety.

French police and French border police (PAF) officers patrol the beach as they search for migrants attempting to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, in Gravelines, northern France on July 20, 2024.

Migrant Mass Channel Crossing Sees Hundreds in Water

TEC News September 9, 2025

One dead as rescue teams are deployed in the English Channel.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivers his speech on the first day of the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham, England, on September 5, 2025.

Farage Vows to Control Illegal Migration

TEC News September 5, 2025

The Reform UK leader promised swift action on illegal migration to the UK within two weeks of taking power.

Inflatable dinghies and outboard engines believed to have been used by migrants to cross the channel and stored in a Port Authority yard in Dover, England, on August 17, 2025.

UK-France Migration Deal ‘Continues’ as It Started—Badly

Michael Curzon September 2, 2025

Reform UK jokes that migration goes up “every time the home secretary announces a new policy.”

Tag: small boats

Starmer Fails To “Smash the Gangs”: UK Channel Crossings Continued to Rise in 2025

Hundreds Attempt Channel Crossing in Fresh Boat Surge

Farage’s Verdict on 40,000+ Channel Crossings (and Counting)

English Channel: Migrant ‘Small Boat’ Crossings Resume

Paris Promises Tougher Action to Stop Migrant Channel Crossings

Billions Spent on Migrant Hotels Shows “Ineptitude” of UK Political Class

UK Asylum Seekers: Murderer Convicted, Pervert Escapes

Migrant Mass Channel Crossing Sees Hundreds in Water

Farage Vows to Control Illegal Migration

UK-France Migration Deal ‘Continues’ as It Started—Badly

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