Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed concern over the high level of dangerous small boat crossings in the Channel, with over 20,000 incidents recorded since Labour came to power. While Labour aims to combat people-smuggling and enhance border security, Cooper refrained from committing to a specific timetable for reduction. Opposition parties have criticized Labour’s scrapping of the Rwanda deportation scheme, with calls for deterrent measures. Recent data shows an increase in returns of foreign nationals since Labour’s assumption of office but raises questions about future policy directions on migration.