Breaking people smuggling gangs and “anything else we can do” to stop people leaving their countries in the first place are “the right thing”, Sir Keir Starmer said. He said that he had discussed stopping smuggling gangs with his counterparts in Germany, Italy and France. “I am absolutely clear in my mind that taking down the gangs is the single most effective way of stopping the boats going across the Channel. She told Sky News: “Rwanda wasn’t working well before we scrapped it on coming into office, it was costing the taxpayer a fortune. “We continue to work upstream with partners from across the world to tackle these illegal people smuggling gangs.
