Ssssssshhhhhh, don't mention Reform.

[motorbiking]

Even the government admit crossings are up.

Small boat arrivals and the impact of crossing conditions

www.gov.uk

They blame the weather.

 

[Mottie]

45.577 illegal migrants came here in a year under a Conservative government

Mottie think 38,000 is a number higher than 45,577

The last conservative government was @4 years long so approx 11,400 per year. Labour haven’t even been in for a year yet so on that basis, 38,000 in 11 months is a fùck of a lot more.You didn’t mention a year in your original post. Or illegal migrants. Or crossing the channel. Pillock.
You said:

45,755 migrants crossed the channel during a Conservative government

 

[motorbiking]

We are on track for well over 50,000 this year.

 

[diy_fun_uk]

We are on track for well over 50,000 this year.

Make it mandatory that they're housed extremely close to the top 100 postcode areas across the UK in terms of property value.

 

[noseall]

We are on track for well over 50,000 this year.

Good old Brexit and that wonderful 'control of our borders'.

Shmucks.

 

[motorbiking]

Good old Brexit and that wonderful 'control of our borders'.

Shmucks.

more to do with :

Sir Keir Starmer confirms Rwanda plan 'dead' on day one as PM

The prime minister says he is going through with Labour's pledge to end the pledge to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda.

www.bbc.co.uk

By all means scrap it. But come up with an alternative first.

 

[motorbiking]

Row over Labour minister's small boat comments

Darren Jones clashes with the Tories and Reform UK over the percentage of arrivals who are men.

www.bbc.co.uk

Arguing 88% vs 90% or 81% is not the answer either.

 

[Notch7]

The last conservative government was @4 years long so approx 11,400 per year. Labour haven’t even been in for a year yet so on that basis, 38,000 in 11 months is a fùck of a lot more.You didn’t mention a year in your original post. Or illegal migrants. Or crossing the channel. Pillock.
You said:

The Conservatives were a government of mass migration and open borders.

But now we have grown ups in charge cutting the numbers.

 

[Notch7]

Migration went up massively after Brexit.

Brexit caused a huge rise in migration.

 

[Mottie]

Migration went up massively after Brexit.

Brexit caused a huge rise in migration.

Yeah, good migration. With the U.K. implementing a points based immigration system, we got skilled workers from all over the world instead of unskilled sponges from the EU.

 

[Notch7]

Under a Labour government:​

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Net migration halves in UK, new data shows​

The data, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimates that net migration has halved from 860,000 in the year ending December 2023 to 431,000 in the year ending December 2024.

Net migration halves in UK, new data shows

The data, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimates that net migration has halved from 860,000 in the year ending December 2023 to 431,000 in the year ending December 2024.

news.sky.com

 

[Notch7]

instead of unskilled sponges from the EU

Spongers eh?

“The average UK-based migrant from Europe contributed approximately £2,300 more to UK public finances in 2016/17 than the average UK adult. In comparison, each UK born adult contributed £70 less than the average, and each non-European migrant contributed over £800 less than the average.”

The Fiscal Impact of Immigration on the UK

European migrants living in the UK contribute £2,300 more to public purse each year than the average adult, suggesting a net contribution of £78,000 to the exchequer over their lifespan in the UK.

www.oxfordeconomics.com

 

[Notch7]

instead of unskilled sponges from the EU

Yeah those lazy EU spongers

Can you explain why suddenly there was a problem with crops rotting in fields because they weren’t picked just after them lazy EU workers left?

Up to £60m in UK crops left to rot owing to lack of workers, says NFU​

This article is more than 2 years old
Farming union chief says situation ‘nothing short of a travesty’, as crops also hit by drought and record heat

Up to £60m in UK crops left to rot owing to lack of workers, says NFU

Farming union chief says situation ‘nothing short of a travesty’, as crops also hit by drought and record heat

www.theguardian.com

 

[Notch7]

unskilled sponges from the EU.

Unskilled workers from the EU, you say?

Do you mean like Vets?

UK’s veterinary workforce crisis deepens as EU registrant numbers drop by over two-thirds since Brexit​

UK’s veterinary workforce crisis deepens as EU registrant numbers drop by over two-thirds since Brexit | British Veterinary Association

www.bva.co.uk

 

[Highway Man]

Yeah those lazy EU spongers

Can you explain why suddenly there was a problem with crops rotting in fields because they weren’t picked just after them lazy EU workers left?

Up to £60m in UK crops left to rot owing to lack of workers, says NFU​

This article is more than 2 years old
Farming union chief says situation ‘nothing short of a travesty’, as crops also hit by drought and record heat

Up to £60m in UK crops left to rot owing to lack of workers, says NFU

Farming union chief says situation ‘nothing short of a travesty’, as crops also hit by drought and record heat

www.theguardian.com

yeah, because the greedy farmers didn't pay enough for UK workers to do it.