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Labour in ‘final stages’ of recruitment for boss of their new Border Security Command
Labour sources said the past six weeks saw the lowest number of arrivals over the same period since 2020
LABOUR is in the “final stages” of recruitment for the boss of their new Border Security Command, sources say.
The person chosen to lead Sir Keir Starmer’s crackdown on people-smuggling gangs will be paid between £140,000 and £200,000 — depending on experience.
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And nearly 100 people have moved into the command HQ based in the Home Office.
They are working on analysis of the gaps in our current border security.
Most had been working on the Tories’ Rwanda deportation scheme which Labour scrapped.
Home Secretary Yvette Copper is under pressure to get the new squad active after 5,000 migrants crossed the English Channel on small boats since Labour won last month’s election.
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Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly said: “Six weeks, and still no sign of Labour’s phantom border command, or a single gang smashed.”
But Labour sources said the past six weeks saw the lowest number of arrivals over the same period since 2020.
A Labour spokesperson kicked back: “The Tories left utter chaos in our immigration and asylum system.
"They spent hundreds of millions on their Rwanda gimmick which only ever sent 4 volunteers and neglected our border security.
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“A Labour government is replacing gimmick with grip, with a new Border Security Command, which will draw on hundreds of specialist investigators to go after the evil criminal smuggling gangs undermining our border security and putting lives at risk.
“This Command has now been established in the Home Office and will scale up in the coming weeks.”
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