‘They might have changed Home Secretary but thousands are still streaming across Channel’

IF Shabana Mahmood didn’t realise on Friday night she'd taken up the hardest role in Government, the new Home Secretary certainly does now.

- MICHAEL KNOWLES

On her first full day in her new job, 1,097 people crossed the Channel in 17 dinghies.

That is the tenth highest daily total since the crisis began in 2018. Ms Mahmood will not be afforded time to learn the ropes of one of the most complex Governmental briefs.

The public are demanding action that will lead to boat crossings coming down, migrant hotel closures and the asylum system having order again. And they are demanding it now.