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But, yeah, I don't think the government's going to avoid it.

The key thing that Burnham did is he kept Shabana Mahmood at the Home Office.

Shabana Mahmood is taking through this much tougher approach so that the Boris wave, as people dub it, don't get indefinite leave to remain, etc.

But in terms of these figures...

And we fell right into that realm.

So all that work that was done here and in the Caribbean by the British High Commission, to me, it means nothing now because everything that you all championed and supported, now the Home Office is saying, we don't care about that.

you know, whatever work was done in the past, this is the focus now.

I think it's really inhumane and the lack of dialogue and scrutiny on a person's past, because you would think that if you have a new visa process, then it must be meticulously examined.

Well, Garth, I wanted to get this story kind of in full because I want people who feel moved by it to make their own response, whether it's, you know, writing to their MP, their Member of Parliament here in the UK, or in some other way offering their support.

So my final question for you is, if someone is listening to this interview and they feel inspired, what would you like them to do?

I hope somebody from the home office will hear this and let them know that they did send a survey for us to follow.

Oh, ironic.

If you're having problems with your accommodation, whether it's repairs needed, safety concerns or other issues, we can report these to your accommodation provider.

If your payment card isn't working or you're having trouble accessing your financial support, we can take details of the problem and send them to the card providers or Home Office to resolve.

Excuse me, I'm just wiping away a tear there.

Very, very lovely, isn't it? Now, migrant help.

Okay, so far so kind of annoying, but okay, hey ho, there you go.

Now it gets annoying.

The migrant help, has got a ten-year contract from the Home Office.

So this is a donation from the Home Office.

And the longer the jets in the air, the more deterrence they can offer, but the more options they offer in those defensive measures that Saudi Arabia is taking in defence of their nation.

And while we've had quite an amicable chat, I have to challenge you now over the front page of the Daily Mail, where it is said that the government is losing control of the border after an unescorted migrant boat reached British shores, a dinghy carrying up to seven people, evaded both French and Home Office patrols to the land of Folkestone in Kent.

Now, Minister, we don't even know how many people, we used to have a number, now we don't even know how many people are getting here.

You talk about defence of the realm, what's happened here?

We would probably be able to raise about £18-20 million a year and we could do all sorts of wonderful things to improve the visitor economy.

Within the last 15 minutes, you've heard the Defence Minister tell us our borders are secure.

So how come a number of people, some reports say seven, others five, managed to get into this country on a dinghy, completely evading border force, or is that border fast, Home Office, police and everyone else? We'll look at that in more detail.

And more pupils now say, I don't want to go to school.

Russi, them again, has issued a press release in response to the latest strategy report, and that is certainly worth a read.

Now, the other bit of news in this area this week, the Comms Council UK, or the CCUK, in collaboration with Ofcom, the Home Office, and the ICO, that's the Information Commissioner's Office, has published joint guidance titled Sharing Data to Tackle Fraud, Guidance for Telecoms Providers, and that is designed to establish clear mechanisms for intelligence sharing across the UK communications sector.

Designed for providers of all sizes, the guidance addresses common regulatory misconceptions by emphasising that UK data protection laws including the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Data Use and Access Act 2025 do not constitute a default barrier to sharing information as crime prevention is explicitly recognised as a legitimate interest.

publication provides practical decision flowcharts, proportionality tests and operational due diligence expectations designed to encourage providers proactively to share minimised fraud data with law enforcement, financial institutions and specified anti-fraud organisations such as CFAS and the TUFF.