people who arrive in the country on small boats from claiming asylum or seeking british citizenship. speaking in the house of commons the labour leader sir keir starmer accused the government of delivering utter failure and called the latest plan a gimmick. here s our political editor, chris mason. no sign of any migrant crossings at dover this morning, in the horrible weather, as the home secretary explained why she claims a new approach on the issue is crucial at westminster. and why she thinks it will be lawful, but can t be certain. we are testing novel interpretation of the law but we do not consider that we have crossed the boundary and we do not consider we are in unlawful territory. labour don t want to appear soft, as some might see it, but they reckon the approach continues to be hopeless. after 13 years, small boat crossings higher than ever, claims unprocessed, the taxpayer