THIRD migrant boat 'reaches Britain's waters undetected' despite Home Secretary's 'urgent' review

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Lucy Powell refuses to confirm if all migrants on 'undetected' small boat arrivals have been detained: 'I'm not the Home Secretary'.

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Lucy Powell has refused to confirm whether the illegal migrants who entered the UK on 'undetected' small boats this week have all been detained.

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Speaking to GB News, the Education Secretary was asked twice whether she can "guarantee" People's Channel viewers that the illegal migrants had been caught.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered Border Security Command to launch an urgent review after a series of undetected illegal Channel crossings.Ms Mahmood made clear that "even one" uncontrolled landing is "one too many".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The latest illegal migrant crossing took place at Samphire Hoe between Dover and Folkestone on Tuesday, following an initial undetected arrival near Folkestone on Monday.Discussing the crossings, Ms Powell was asked by GB News whether she can "reassure viewers" that "all of the migrants on those two small boats have now been detained, and there are none on the loose".Ms Powell responded: "Look, the Home Secretary has rightly demanded...

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A third migrant boat has reached Britain's waters undetected overnight, GB News believes, despite the Home Secretary's pledge to launch an urgent review into the new trend.Shabana Mahmood told Border Security Command to launch the review after the illegal arrivals at Samphire Hoe, between Dover and Folkestone, on Tuesday, and near Folkestone on Monday.In total, 21 people were detained on Tuesday after the arrival at Samphire Hoe, with five detained on Monday.The Home Secretary described the situation as "not acceptable".

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The thousands of migrants crossing the Channel are usually brought to shore by Border Security Command or RNLI boats.Before Monday, no small boat arrivals to the UK coast without an escort had been officially recorded since September 6 2025.Uncontrolled landings are so rare that last year's incident was the only other one recorded since the Home Office began keeping data in 2023.This week's trio of undetected crossings has raised...

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