Yvette Cooper refuses to set target for cutting Channel crossings saying the issue is too 'complex' after another 900 migrants arrived in two days
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Yvette Cooper refused to set a target for cutting Channel crossings today after hundreds more migrants arrived. The Home Secretary insisted the problem was 'complex' and she would not resort to 'gimmicks'. The stance came as Ms Cooper was pressed on the lack of a 'yardstick' to judge the government by on illegal immigration.
![[There were 609 Channel boat arrivals on Thursday (pictured, a group being brought to shore in Dover) making it the busiest December day for crossings on record]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/09/93164063-14194553-image-a-2_1734255550074.jpg)
In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg recorded as she visited Rome for talks on the issue yesterday, the Cabinet minister argued that Labour had 'intensified' border security measures since winning power. Channel crossings have continued to rise, with more than 21,000 migrants having made the perilous journey since July.
![[Some 34,880 people have arrived in Britain on small boats so far this year, up 20 per cent on this time last year but down 22 per cent on 2022]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/15/09/93164059-14194553-image-a-3_1734255554266.jpg)
There were 609 arrivals on Thursday making it the busiest December day for crossings on record. Another 298 were brought ashore on Friday, according to provisional figures. In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg recorded as she visited Rome for talks on the issue yesterday, Yvette Cooper (pictured) argued that Labour had 'intensified' border security measures since winning power.
There were 609 Channel boat arrivals on Thursday (pictured, a group being brought to shore in Dover) making it the busiest December day for crossings on record. Some 34,880 people have arrived in Britain on small boats so far this year, up 20 per cent on this time last year but down 22 per cent on 2022.
