Over 30,000 Small Boat Migrants Have Arrived In UK Under Keir Starmer’s Watch

More than 30,000 migrants have arrived in Britain by small boat since Labour took office despite Kier Starmers pledge to end the crisis.

The number of arrivals continues to surpass that of any other year or Prime Minister on record.

On Friday, a total of 154 people arrived in four boats, bringing the total number of small boat arrivals under the Labour PM to 30,034.

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The Mail Online reports: The number of arrivals for the year totals 6,792 according to MailOnline analysis – higher than any other year on record up to yesterday’s date.

In 2020, the number of people who had crossed by this date was 465; in 2021, it was 1,134; by 2022 that had surged to 4,548 before dropping to 3,770 in 2023; it then rose to 4,644 last year.

Chris Philp, Shadow Home Secretary, said it was proof the Government had lost control of migration and that its attempts to break up smuggling gangs were failing.

He told MailOnline: ‘These shocking figures show this Labour government has lost control of our borders. When Keir Starmer scrapped the Rwanda plan before it started, he gave up the only deterrent this country had. 

‘Crossings are up 31 per cent since the election and 2025 so far has been the worst year ever as a result. Starmer’s claim to ‘smash the gangs’ lies in tatters.’

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that good weather had enabled the high number of arrivals in March after January and February, when several storms were wreaking havoc on the UK, had lower levels of crossings than previous years. 

‘March had much higher levels and the really unacceptable situation that we’re in is because of the way the criminal gangs have taken hold, our border security ends up being dependent on the weather and we cannot continue like this, where the number of calm days affects the number of crossings and affects our border security as well,’ Ms Cooper told the BBC‘s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg programme.

Ms Cooper added: ‘We’ve seen higher numbers in March, lower numbers in January and February, and that’s reflected in the number of calm days. 

‘We cannot carry on with border security being so dependent on the number of calm days that happen in the Channel.’

The Tories have proposed initiatives to reduce and deter migration, from deporting foreign criminals to repealing the Human Rights Act in matters concerning immigration.

Mr Philp added: ‘If Labour was serious about protecting Britain they would back these measures – but instead Labour voted against them. Labour is an open borders Government.’