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Can Labour find a solution on small boats?

An episode of the Politics At Sam and Anne's podcast, hosted by Sky News, titled "Can Labour find a solution on small boats?" was published on August 25, 2025 and runs 20 minutes.

August 25, 2025 ·20m · Politics At Sam and Anne's

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More than 50,000 migrants have arrived on small boats across the English Channel since Labour came to power, but will Keir Starmer’s plan to smash the gangs and the ‘one in, one out' scheme solve the issue?    In this episode, Sam and Anne are joined by Danny Shaw, a former journalist and adviser to Yvette Cooper, to discuss the Home Office’s biggest priorities.  They discuss:   If more needs to be done to stop migrants crossing the Channel.   What policing reform could look like.   Whether there is a plan to lower violence against women and girls.   Sam and Anne’s weekday morning episodes return on 1st September.

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived on small boats across the English Channel since Labour came to power, but will Keir Starmer’s plan to smash the gangs and the ‘one in, one out' scheme solve the issue?   
 
In this episode, Sam and Anne are joined by Danny Shaw, a former journalist and adviser to Yvette Cooper, to discuss the Home Office’s biggest priorities. 
 
They discuss:   
  • If more needs to be done to stop migrants crossing the Channel.   
  • What policing reform could look like.   
  • Whether there is a plan to lower violence against women and girls.   

Sam and Anne’s weekday morning episodes return on 1st September. 
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