Yvette Cooper refuses to set a deadline to reduce small boats crossings

Your support helps The Independent to cover important stories, from reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, with on-the-ground reporting and investigative work. Donations enable journalists to provide unbiased coverage and reach both sides of the story, ensuring quality journalism is accessible to all. Yvette Cooper has not set a deadline for reducing dangerous small boat crossings in the Channel, with 34,880 arrivals so far this year, up 20% from last year, but down 22% from 2022, while emphasizing the need to tackle criminal gangs profiting from border insecurity.

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