Labour Party 2024 manifesto's pledge
Launch a new Border Security Command with hundreds of new specialist investigators and use counter-terror powers to smash the criminal boat gangs
Made in Labour's 2024 general election manifesto, before the election that formed the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government.
What the official figures show
Small boat arrivals detected, year ending June 2024 (baseline)
31493people
Small boat arrivals detected, year ending June 2026 (latest)
33000people
These figures are repeated from their sources and update automatically. We don't say whether the pledge has been kept.