Labour Minister Says Small Boat Crisis Could Be Worse – Guido Fawkes

WATCH: Labour Minister Says Small Boat Crisis Could Be Worse

Labour has come up with a new excuse for the small boat crisis. It’s gone from ‘bad weather’, to ‘it’s not our fault’, to now just: ‘it could be worse’…

Paymaster General and EU Relations Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds made a speech on the EU surrender deal, where he was asked about how to tackle the surge in crossings. He said:

“There’s around 12,000 people who would have crossed the Channel in the last 13, 14 months who haven’t because of measures that we’ve been able to take.”

Meanwhile, more than 50,000 small boat migrants have crossed the Channel since Starmer took office, with more than a 40% increase on the same period last year. Doubt this latest plea to the public will wash…