Cracks Showing In Labour Over Increased Channel Migration
Novara Live
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4.8 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Channel crossings are set to hit 50,000 since Labour came into power. Education Minister Jacqui Smith has called that figure “unacceptable”.
Plus: Trump deploys the National Guard to Washington, and a former royal advisor condemns the government’s proscription of Palestine Action.
With Aaron Bastani and James Butler.
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| 0:17.9 | Hello, welcome. Good evening. This is, of course, Navaralive. I am Maramistani, and I'm very, very happy to be joined tonight by, I will say, the one and only James Butler. James, how are we? |
| 0:29.9 | I'm very well, Aaron. It's really lovely to be here. It's a lovely summer's night, wonderful guest, and some great stories to talk about on tonight's show. |
| 0:39.0 | Coming up over the next hour, Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard in Washington |
| 0:43.6 | in response to what he deems, quote, complete and total lawlessness. |
| 0:48.3 | The former royal advisor has condemned the prescription of Palestine action |
| 0:52.1 | and how the Labour right harasses young members who push back |
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| 1:18.7 | Let's go to our first story. |
| 1:20.6 | It emerged today that the number of asylum seekers arriving in Britain via dangerous small boat |
| 1:25.2 | crossings has hit a new milestone. |
| 1:28.1 | According to official figures, over 50,000 migrants have crossed the channel since Labor took |
| 1:32.7 | office 13 months ago, representing an acceleration in the rate of arrivals. You'll probably remember |
| 1:38.8 | this major plank of Prime Minister Kirstama's election pledges. |
| 1:43.1 | We have to stop that. |
| 1:44.9 | And I think the only way to stop that is to smash the gangs that are running this |
| 1:49.1 | vile trade. |
| 1:49.9 | They will only stop if we smash the criminal gangs who are running this vile trade. |
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