Prime minister held a summit attended by National Crime Agency, Border Force and senior ministersKeir Starmer has pledged to break up people-smuggling gangs in the same manner used to apprehend and jail hundreds of rioters this summer.Following a meeting with law enforcement agencies and cabinet ministers on plans to stop small boats crossing the Channel on Friday, the prime minister said that the “high-level summit” mirrored the approach taken after disturbances fuelled by far-right activists. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/06/keir-starmer-vows-to-stop-people-smuggling-gangs-with-tactics-used-to-jail-rioters
Author : Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
Publish date : 2024-09-06 17:49:42
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