Labour has been told to "get a grip" of the migrant crisis as figures reveal more than 30,000 small boat migrants have crossed to the UK since Sir Keir Starmer came to power.
The stark warning came from Matthew Laza, who suggested the Government's failure to address the issue could limit Labour to just "one term in office".
The comments come as GB News exclusively revealed the grim milestone of migrant arrivals under the current administration.
Labour's border security policies face mounting criticism as crossings continue at an alarming rate despite the Government's pledge to "smash the gangs" responsible.
Matthew Goodwin said: "These numbers 30,000 since Labour came to power, 157,000 since 2018. So both parties.
"So both parties have clearly failed. But people out there are saying this is making a mockery of our claim to be a sovereign, independent, self-governing nation because a nation that cannot control its borders is not a serious nation. What on earth is Yvette Cooper seriously going to do about this?"
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Matthew Laza said: "I think the biggest problem with this is the impact it has on democracy, because at the moment just people are saying the same.
"I mean, yes, it's gone a little bit higher, but they're effectively seeing nothing being done. Nobody is either smashing the gangs or stopping the boats and about to keep coming in the hands of the gangs.
"So what it seems is if you're sitting at home watching the program, you think, well, can anybody actually do anything? And that's what pushes people to make sure."
Around 300 small boat migrants crossed illegally to the UK today in six small boats, taking the total number of Channel migrant arrivals since Labour came to power to more than 30,300.
Today marked the eighth straight day of crossings, with approximately 1,900 arriving at the Border Force processing centre in Dover since last Thursday.
The crisis shows no signs of abating, with more than 6,100 Channel boat migrants having made the illegal journey to the UK so far this year.
This figure represents a 40 per cent increase compared to the 4,306 who had crossed at the same point last year.
The escalating numbers pile more pressure on the Prime Minister to introduce a deterrent scheme, similar to the previous Government's Rwanda policy.
Labour created a Border Security Command and diverted millions of pounds, previously allocated for the Rwanda scheme, to the new Command.
Maritime security sources have told GB News that law enforcement without a deterrent alongside is "doomed to failure".
One senior source said: "No one expected instant results from the push against the criminal gangs."
"But we're almost nine months down the track, and we'd certainly expect to see even a modest impact on gang activity by now."
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The stark warning came from Matthew Laza, who suggested the Government's failure to address the issue could limit Labour to just "one term in office".
The comments come as GB News exclusively revealed the grim milestone of migrant arrivals under the current administration.
Labour's border security policies face mounting criticism as crossings continue at an alarming rate despite the Government's pledge to "smash the gangs" responsible.
Matthew Goodwin said: "These numbers 30,000 since Labour came to power, 157,000 since 2018. So both parties.
"So both parties have clearly failed. But people out there are saying this is making a mockery of our claim to be a sovereign, independent, self-governing nation because a nation that cannot control its borders is not a serious nation. What on earth is Yvette Cooper seriously going to do about this?"
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Matthew Laza said: "I think the biggest problem with this is the impact it has on democracy, because at the moment just people are saying the same.
"I mean, yes, it's gone a little bit higher, but they're effectively seeing nothing being done. Nobody is either smashing the gangs or stopping the boats and about to keep coming in the hands of the gangs.
"So what it seems is if you're sitting at home watching the program, you think, well, can anybody actually do anything? And that's what pushes people to make sure."
Around 300 small boat migrants crossed illegally to the UK today in six small boats, taking the total number of Channel migrant arrivals since Labour came to power to more than 30,300.
Today marked the eighth straight day of crossings, with approximately 1,900 arriving at the Border Force processing centre in Dover since last Thursday.
The crisis shows no signs of abating, with more than 6,100 Channel boat migrants having made the illegal journey to the UK so far this year.
This figure represents a 40 per cent increase compared to the 4,306 who had crossed at the same point last year.
The escalating numbers pile more pressure on the Prime Minister to introduce a deterrent scheme, similar to the previous Government's Rwanda policy.
Labour created a Border Security Command and diverted millions of pounds, previously allocated for the Rwanda scheme, to the new Command.
Maritime security sources have told GB News that law enforcement without a deterrent alongside is "doomed to failure".
One senior source said: "No one expected instant results from the push against the criminal gangs."
"But we're almost nine months down the track, and we'd certainly expect to see even a modest impact on gang activity by now."
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