Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the Labour Party, has called for people-smuggling to be treated with the same level of seriousness as terrorism. He made this statement while unveiling new measures aimed at preventing small boat crossings if Labour wins the next general election.
As part of the proposed plan, Labour intends to deepen intelligence ties with Europe through a new post-Brexit security pact. This pact would strengthen the powers available to authorities to restrict the movement of individuals suspected of being involved in organised immigration crime.
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