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EPA/Shutterstock / Lucy Powell spoke to presenters from BBC local radio There is no "switch" to stop small boat crossings, and not every migrant boat can be intercepted, Labour's deputy leader has told the BBC. Lucy Powell's comments came after two uncontrolled landings from the Channel in two days, at Folkestone and Samphire Hoe in Kent. The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has ordered an urgent review by Border Security Command, calling the failure to intercept the two boats "not acceptable". But the Conservatives say Labour has lost control of Britain's borders, and a "radically different" approach is needed. A total of 781 people were recorded as arriving in 10 boats on Wednesday, the highest in a single day for far this year. In a round of interviews with BBC local radio ahead of Labour's annual conference, Powell told BBC Solent: "We are taking all steps we can to really bear down on and eradicate the small boat crossings altogether. "This has been a mammoth task across a whole range of different policy areas over the last couple of years, which is now starting to bear fruit, in that small boat crossings are significantly down this year - in fact significantly lower than at any time in the last six years. "Obviously as we close down some avenues and we close down routes criminal gangs look to find new ways to deliver their terrible business model." The thousands of migrants crossing the Channel are usually brought to shore by Border Security Command or RNLI boats. Before Monday, no small boat arrivals to the UK coast without an escort had been officially recorded since September 6, 2025. Uncontrolled landings are so rare that last year's incident was the only other one recorded since the Home Office began keeping data in 2023. PA Media / On Wednesday British rescue boats were sent to collect a group of migrants who had spent more than 33 hours at sea Powell told BBC Kent: "It's not easy, if we had a switch that we could switch tomorrow to stop all small boats, we would switch it". Labour's deputy leader and Education Secretary told Radio 4's Today programme that "(You) can't stop everything all of the time. "Of course, it's a concern. That's why the Home Secretary has demanded and ordered this urgent review, because this is not what we want to see. This is not acceptable." The Conservative Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said on X: "Labour has lost control of our borders. "A radically different approach is needed. "We need to leave the ECHR so anyone entering Britain illegally can be rapidly deported. No hotels. No benefits. No lengthy court process. No asylum claim. Just rapid removal. Then the crossings will soon stop." The Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson, Max Wilkinson MP, said closer cooperation with the EU was key to tacking small boat crossings. "Until the government adopts Liberal Democrat proposals to tackle the root cause by entering the EU's landmark Migration and Asylum Pact, these the smugglers will continue to find a way through, lives will be put at risk and taxpayers' money will be wasted," he said.

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中文标题： 英工党副党魁：没有“开关”能阻止小船偷渡

英工党副党魁露西·鲍威尔对BBC表示，没有“开关”能阻止小船偷渡，也无法拦截所有移民船。此前两天在肯特郡发生两起无护送登陆；内政大臣要求边境安全司令部紧急审查，称拦截失败不可接受。保守党批评工党失去边境控制；自民党主张与欧盟合作。周三有781人乘10艘船抵达，为今年单日最高。鲍威尔称今年偷渡显著下降，为六年来最低。

  • 情报分类：综合情报
  • 分类依据：英国小船偷渡与政治回应，不属于技术、工作、商业、项目、服务器或硬件，只能归综合情报。
  • 信息来源：英语新闻 / BBC News Top Stories
  • 发布时间：2026/9/24 20:32:50