To the people they are exploiting, you have never met a criminal gang. Those gangs are vile, they are making a huge amount of money. They are putting people in boats that they shouldnt be. We have to be serious about smashing those gangs and taking them down. That is where the Border Security command comes in. New command, new resources and new powers, including counterterrorism powers. We talk about small boats. That is the language that is used. If you look at the bouts that are being used these days, they are not that small. They are being made to order, stored in europe and moved up to the north coast of france. Vulnerable people are being put in them for money by violent gangs. I worked for years as a prosecutor and i worked with police and law in florence Law Enforcement across europe to take down these gangs. They are sophisticated gangs, by the way. I would never accept that it is impossible to take down the vile gangs that bring people in small boats to cross the channel. We w
thoughts are for keir starmer and the new mp, 25 year old keir mather, who will be the youngest member of parliament, officially, the baby of the house. let s listen in.- the house. let s listen in. well, what a welcome. the house. let s listen in. well, what a welcome. in the house. let s listen in. well, what a welcome. in labour- the house. let s listen in. well, | what a welcome. in labour selby the house. let s listen in. well, - what a welcome. in labour selby and ainsty! doesn t that sound good! and todayis ainsty! doesn t that sound good! and today is a day of firsts. i am the first leader to say labour selby and ainsty! it is the first time we have one here, the first time we have overturned a 20,000 majority, the biggest majority we have ever turned overin biggest majority we have ever turned over in the history of the labour party! absolutely fantastic. and,
the conservatives suffer two heavy defeats and narrowly hang on in london. thank you so much, keir. celebrations for labour in the north yorkshire seat of selby and ainsty and for the lib dems in somerset s somerton and frome, while the tories breathe a sigh of relief in uxbridge, borisjohnson s old seat. the biggest majority we have ever turned over in the history of the labour party. my friends, what we achieved here is nothing short of spectacular. mid term by elections are rarely easy for incumbent governments. these are no different. the result in uxbridge softens the blow for the result in uxbridge softens the blow for rishi sunak, but the two others blow for rishi sunak, but the two others are blow for rishi sunak, but the two others are a big blow, leaving the conservatives with a mountain to climb and the other main stories this lunchtime: the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel last year her family want new laws forcing offenders to be
in. . of our correspondence. let s listen in. , ,, ., in. the result here in selby and ains is in. the result here in selby and ainsty is absolutely in. the result here in selby and ainsty is absolutely incredible. | in. the result here in selby and. ainsty is absolutely incredible. it is the first time that the labour party and its history has overturned a 20,000 majority in a former conservative seat. and, i think it shows that after we have changed the party, we can win anywhere, including in places that were tory strongholds. so, i know people in this constituency put their trust in the labour party, in keir mather is a new mp, and we will deliver on that trust. its, a new mp, and we will deliver on that trust- that trust. a great result for the labour that trust. a great result for the labour party. that trust. a great result for the labour party, but that trust. a great result for the labour party, but there - that trust. a great result for the labour party, but there is
their biggest majority, or overturning of majority, in the history of the labour party. he told the people there, and obviously, viewers watching elsewhere, you voted for change. he said, we will develop. we will deliver. he said that the labour party had changed, this was a vindication of that change, and he said that by listening to voters, and change, we have shown what we can do with some of the labour party s frontbenchers as well. they are congratulating them. they do an a lot of resources at the by election, confident and hopeful they could win it. it is really significant for the labour party, because, it is a tory heartland. it is not an area where there is a traditional labour base. so, really important for them to show that they can take this kind of seat, and also, the fact that. i think you might be speaking to one of our correspondence. let s listen