Funnily enough Starmer was hampered because the smuggler gangs have an ally...
Yep it's garbage, your fuhrer...
"A convicted people smuggler found living in Leicestershire has been able to do so as a result of Brexit"
"Twana Jamal, who was described as one of the most successful people smugglers ever caught when he was given a five-year jail sentence in France in 2016, was found by the BBC living and working in the UK using a false name"
"Lucy Morton, of the Immigration Services Union, explained that the UK’s decision to leave the EU has meant we no longer have access to a data-sharing agreement with many countries in the bloc, making it more difficult to check criminal and immigration records of asylum seekers"
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“If we were able to share databases, even if just with our nearest neighbours, with Germany, with Belgium, with Holland and France, say – then, yes, we’d know that they had a conviction for people smuggling,”
"The BBC said it has found more than 20 active smugglers who have reached the UK, some of whom have overseas convictions, raising serious concerns about Britain’s ability to effectively screen asylum seekers before they enter the country"