When I took on the role as Border Security Commander, I was under no illusions about the challenges that lay ahead. With ...

Additional reporting by Damian Grammaticas. You can listen to BBC's Home and Legal correspondent Dominic Casciani discuss the government's small boats plan on the 5 Questions On podcast here.

as he set out plans to crack down on international people smuggling gangs. Starmer seeks new EU deal to stop small boats gangs Highest number of migrants cross Channel in 2023 How is the UK ...

Nowhere is this more evident than in dealing with the Channel boat crossings ... had promulgated in an effort to deter migrants, the plan to send them to Rwanda, was scuppered by Sir Keir with ...

Kolbassia Haoussou warned that asylum seekers fleeing persecution would bear the brunt of the PM's counter-terrorism approach ...

Insiders tell of confusion over the Government's 'Border Security Command' and warn people smugglers will just adapt and ...