Calm weather off the south coast of England means a surge in crossings by immigrants setting off from France. By the beginning of November – and despite the hopes of the UK government to “stop the boats” – migrant numbers risking the English Channel have already exceeded the total for all of last year.
The government is desperate to find a solution. The issue has done more than any other to destabilise British politics in the past five years and has immeasurably boosted Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party. Reform has led opinion polls for months. It triumphed in May’s local government elections, winning power in 10 English councils.
But – whisper it – have we reached peak Farage?
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is studying the immigration system introduced by the centre-left government in Denmark, said to be the toughest in the EU.
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