Starmer pledges 'hostile' territory for migrant smuggling gangs as he vows to scrap Rwanda policy

Sir Keir Starmer pledged a Labour Government will scrap the "gimmick" money-wasting Rwanda policy, as he set out his plans to smash smuggling gangs and reform the "broken asylum system".

The funding for Labour's plans will come from money that was being spent on the Rwanda scheme, starting with £75 million.Natalie Elphicke, who sensationally quit the ToriesThe MP - who has long been considered a right-winger of the Tories and has criticised Sir Keir for being "soft" on migration - said on Friday Labour would provide “a fresh approach” to the issue “that puts at its heart a commitment to border security”.

Sir Keir called the Rwanda law "an insult to anyone's intelligence" and listed it as one of many examples of what he described as the Tories' "gesture politics", saying it will remove less than 1% of small boat arrivals.The policy is not a deterrent to illegal immigration, Sir Keir said, but processing claims and sending people back to their countries of origin is.

In a message to smuggling gangs, he said: “These shores will become hostile territory for you – we will find you. We will stop you. We will protect your victims with the Border Security Command. We will secure Britain’s borders.”The creation of a new Border Security Command, which would be modelled on the Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism set up the last time the party was in power.

Sir Keir promised Labour will end the Rwanda policy permanently and establish a border security command that will be an “elite force, not a Cinderella service”. He said stronger powers are needed to bring smuggling gangs to justice, including powers to shut off internet access, close their bank accounts and trace their movements using intelligence agency information.

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