And she warned that failure to tackle small boats could pave the way for a Nigel Farage "nightmare". ‌New safe and legal routes for refugees announcedMs Mahmood announced new safe and legal routes for refugees would be part of her proposals. Campaigners have long argued that expanding such routes would create an alternative to dangerous small boat crossings. She says Labour values are united by values of a "fairness and a recognition" in this country", equality and enduring decency and tolerance. She hits out at "the fairy tale of open borders" of the Greens and the "nightmare of Nigel Farage pulling up the drawbridge and shutting out the world".

Source: Daily Mirror March 05, 2026 13:41 UTC