Stephen Kinnock comments on small boat crossings

Stephen Kinnock, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, commenting on small boat crossings, said:

"The prime minister and Home Secretary spent the festive period crowing about their small boats policies, but this proves what experts said the whole time. The pause in crossings had nothing to do with them and everything to do with the wet, windy weather.

"Next week, instead of focusing all their efforts on the sensible interventions we know will work, like Labour’s plan to smash the criminal smuggling gangs and speed up returns, they will once again spend their time fighting with each other over their failing and extortionate Rwanda plan. We know the Tories have already pledged to give up to £400 million to the Rwandan government without a single person being removed to the country. It’s time they stopped wasting taxpayers’ money and get on with the hard work needed to stop the small boat crossings."