Reform UK's Lee Anderson has slammed Labour for "doing nothing" to stop hundreds of migrants from crossing the Channel. Up to 400 people have tried to arrive in Britain on Tuesday morning, according to GB News.

Lee Anderson MP said: “We knew 400 migrants were on their way and still did nothing to stop them. It’s a disgrace—and Labour couldn’t care less about the cost or crime this brings to our country. With advance warning, we should be deploying border forces and sending them home. Right now, we have no control over who enters Britain.

“Reform UK is the only party serious about stopping the boats. When we’re in government, the crossings will end. This is an invasion—it's time we treated it like one.”

The Border Force vessel Defender has already picked up one small boat load and is 15 minutes away from Dover harbour.

The other vessels are heading to multiple sightings and picking up two boatloads at a time.

Labour's election pledge to stop small boat crossings already appears in tatters this year, after more than 6,600 migrants have crossed the Channel in 2025.

This includes 4,586 in March – the highest figure ever recorded in the first six months of a calendar year.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer used an immigration summit in London to urge more than 40 countries to do more to tackle smuggler supply lines and cash flows.

He wants nations to share intelligence, resources, tactics and equipment to “smash the gangs.

But Labour is coming under intense scrutiny over its “smash the gangs plan” as three of the top ten months with the most arrivals have come under Sir Keir’s premiership.