"How DARE They?!" | Ben Habib Hits Out At France For 'Letting Migrants Cross Channel'

More than 10,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since Labour won the general election.
Home Office figures show 65 migrants made the journey in two boats on Monday, taking the provisional total for the year so far to 23,598.
The latest crossings mean 10,024 arrivals have been recorded since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister on July 4.
The total for 2024 to date is 1% lower than this time last year (23,940) and down 21% on the same period in 2022 (29,783).
The figures come in the wake of Channel deaths over the weekend and as Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced £75 million would be used to boost the number of border security officers amid the Government’s bid to crack down on people smugglers, using money redirected from the scrapped Rwanda deportation plan.
Talk's Kevin O'Sullivan is joined by former Reform UK deputy leader Ben Habib, who hits out at France for "not stopping migrants crossing the Channel".
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[@tonylyons7711]

France is twice the size of Britain yet we have just overtaken the population of france for the 1st time in the last year. It speaks for itself!

[@Whoeverwhateverwhenever]

And yet people just sit at home and complain, complain...Nothing else.

[@wadoryujujutsukempo6289]

I cannot blame france for letting them leave, who wants them in their country, apart from comrade starmer. Spread the song ' who are you kidding mr starmer' help make the song go viral

[@michaelcollins6976]

I said this to someone recently and they informed me France is more like 3-4 times bigger in land mass.

[@54nd5p1d3r]

More folk live on this isle than in Canada

[@marylauder3374]

What are we supposed to do?​@@Whoeverwhateverwhenever

[@DavidCooper-rv6wg]

STARMER HAS NO PLAN AND NO ANSWERS JUST STUPIDITY

[@met54]

. . . . . but he does wear very nice *free* suits.

[@peterbee88]

@@met54 and glasses

[@suzesinger6762]

​@@peterbee88.....HA ! The glasses...look like good ol NHS ones ¡¿¿😮😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@marylauder3374]

​@@suzesinger6762he needs an NHS hearing aid cause he deaf and blind to everything we want.

[@justabloke8771]

It's not stupidity, it''s actually quite the opposite! This is all intentional to water down patriotism in the name of globalism.

[@Bluejohn]

Another complete waste of tax payers money

[@Bob-t8l]

The people in government really love spending the serfs money.

[@BeverleyRobinson-yk8zo]

Stamer is turning our country into a laughing stock and is not willing to do anything about it why are we not surprised.

[@BennyMcGibbon]

Not a lot shocks me anymore regarding this crisis at the border but yesterday.... Yesterday there was a total of 1000 ' entries ' the cost to intercept and process them came to £50 million. For just one day. That number is going to inflate even more when they are houses, clothed, fed etc. Half a billion a month I'd say.

[@Ann-qf5vk]

This country is well down the road to bankruptcy morally and financially under these clowns. 😢😢

[@met54]

Maybe that's their plan, totally wreck the country then go begging to the EU for help - and we all know how that will end up!

[@CarolShaw-m2q]

They would do us all a huge favour by stepping down and resigning from government. The whole Labour Party is a shambles and a disgrace to our once beautiful country. Out. Out. Out.

[@megyork198]

Not just the Labour party, all the Uni parties - Lib/dumb, Greens, CONS, Lab. They all work for global Masters and don't give a hoot any any of us. All they find us useful for, is to rob us on a daily basis and keep us enslaved to their tax system

[@anthonymichaelwilson8401]

We need to get Starmer to step down 😊

[@andrewcoxhead6451]

It's not just starmer it's the whole liebour party needs to go

[@donnaspeer2760]

The whole Labour Party should go.

[@Pawsforthought222]

Genuine question ,how can this be done?😊

[@husiroyoh4548]

he has never stepp down he put you into prison but he has never step down this is how to recognise the psychopaths

[@wordwordful]

Starmer is not stepping anywhere. Except on YOU!

[@jonathansimmons5353]

I lived 18 years in france. I know the country, and people. Ben Habib is 100% correct.

[@rad-guidance7]

I'm still here 24 years on....

[@brianbell3836]

If only we could have stopped Ben Habib from getting into our beautiful country.

[@abergreg]

@@brianbell3836 So you'd rather that the continue to drown in the channel?

[@BennyMcGibbon]

​@@abergregDon't bother it's a spoof bot, programmed to make childish spam comments. They are all over yt.

[@brianbell3836]

@@abergreg Let's face it, Ben Habib couldn't give a toss if anyone drowns in the Channel. He wasn't even born here.

[@PoppiesAndPride]

I THOUGHT WE WERE BROKE, THEY THINK WE ARE STUPID GET LABOUR OUT

[@marylauder3374]

Only broke so they can screw us more but plenty of money for vanity projects and other countries.

[@maudieedwards9332]

Ben is right the French need to close their borders and this country needs to stop housing amongst us undocumented men who are here illegally why should the British public have to pay for this! We should be taking care of our own. Vote Reform

[@SEC0NDTW0N0NE]

If the French don’t stop the migrants. I would stop their fishing licences like I have said before.

[@HelenWilson-bm1vv]

Starmer does not want to stop them .He is ignoring all the sensable advice and just allowing them all in.

[@Karlemids]

they've all got shares in SERCO.

[@terrydray]

Starmer’s hoping that all those illegal immigrants, whom he’ll turn into legal immigrants, will vote for Labour out of gratitude and keep him in power for ever. He’s living in dream land.

[@francesbrown5116]

​@@terrydrayits already backfired on him they won't be voting labour lol

[@Karlemids]

@@terrydray nothing to do with voting. since when has voting made a difference in this country? its to do with MP's taking a bung from the WEF.

[@terrydray]

@@Karlemids I would agree with that, but I still think he’s hoping it’ll boost his voting base.

[@tonylyons7711]

We need a strong government with guts!.

[@Trendycosmetics-os6gh]

It's only Conservative. Forget Farage and his Reform ltd company full of ceos and 5 non politician mps who won from bots. Sunak won GE and he is coming back soon. Sunak has 99% fame this proves voters want him back for he has strong leadership. Farage uses companies as political parties lying to voters. Sunak is coming back as our British PM he is number 1 on uk fame leaders list, for fame matters in leadership not popularity

[@gemmamudd7167]

We will never get it if voting worked they would not let us do it

[@Isa712x]

We need to STOP benefits, STOP hotels, phones, bikes!! Just give sheds, blankets, bread/cheese , and water. THEN - they'll stop coming.

[@suzesinger6762]

😊❤🎉

[@ianjones487]

Totally agree, make the UK a poor choice for economic migrants

[@BennyMcGibbon]

I fear they will only stop when ALL benefits are withdrawn or wound down. Then you'll see the boats stop.

[@llyn88]

Your a 1000% Right👌

[@geraldfisher3033]

There are to many incentives to keep coming here. Free Accommodation, Benefits, Healthcare, Bikes, Spending money, Almost no chance of being deported.

[@Mary-lx3zs]

BEN HABIB THE VOICE OF REASON, HE'S REALLY BRILLIANT AND KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR GOVERNMENT

[@ipohtennischannel5482]

Over ten thousand illegal immigrants have arrived since Starmer's government was elected, and now we see the appointment of a man nearing retirement age on an obscene salary. This is the government 'buying time', hoping a miracle will come along. Hewett will fail dismally before being given a massive golden handshake, and waved off into the sunset.

[@andrewcoxhead6451]

100 %

[@ipohtennischannel5482]

@@andrewcoxhead6451 During the next few years, the government will generate media soundbite after soundbite in an attempt to convince the public the issue is being effectively dealt with. In actual fact, developments on the continent - for example Germany controlling its borders - will lead to increased illegal immigration into the UK.

[@megyork198]

It's called window dressing to distract the serfs

[@ipohtennischannel5482]

@@megyork198 Yes, You're right. With Germany now taking steps to control its borders, I think we can now reasonably expect illegal immigration into the UK to increase.

[@FrancesPrice-c7e]

And we need to send 50 thousand back

[@gavinhartley5454]

Stop the boats.

[@Debbee75]

Ben is spot on every time 👏🏼

[@leeevans9654]

Labour are very good at spending our tax payers money. £4m for nothing.

[@paulsmith982]

Meloni has bigger balls than Two Tier and his boyfriend put together.

[@joycawthorne8215]

WE SHOULD TAKE THE FISHING RIGHTS OF THE FRENCH UNLESS THEY STOP THE BOATS LEAVING . FRENCH BLACKMAILED BRITAIN ON BREXIT ..SO IT’S GAME ON

[@brianbell3836]

You want to start a war? Nice

[@marylauder3374]

​@@brianbell3836why should France take everything and give nothing back. Our problem is weak governments here. Gutless the lot of them.

[@Mary-lx3zs]

Agree 100% they actually steal our fish

[@geraldfisher3033]

The French can not patrol the whole coast. We pick them up. Give them free Hotels, Accommodation, Benefits, spending money. All our Governments encourage it. We should protect our own borders. We choose not to.

[@brianbell3836]

@@marylauder3374 They don't 'take everything'. That's Ben Habib type nonsense.

[@donnaspeer2760]

We cannot continue like this anymore.

[@vespa10ful]

Another wast of money if the government had stopped this at the beginning we wouldn't have this problem

[@christinephur9130]

The Channel must be policed and the boats turned back to France!

[@lizs4796]

I’m not surprised that the French let them cross, they don’t want them there either and the easiest option is to let them leave for the uk. Although in reality, France should actually look after its own boarders which would stop them in the first place.

[@stephenson1958]

Just stop the benefits and the problem will stay in France, there be no point coming.

[@geraldfisher3033]

It is that simple. They have already crossed some Ten safe countries ! Stop the handouts stop the boats. Simple.

[@celianorris7042]

Ben Habib 💯 correct

[@alyb731]

Staggering numbers, they obviously have NO intention of stopping this madness.

[@valpotter3660]

They haven't got a clue.

[@michaelillingworth6433]

I'm not too sure about that, I think they know exactly what they are doing. It's a deliberate plan, they want these migrants they just don't want to admit it to the electorate.

[@robertcreighton4635]

France getting rid of a problem. Smart. Reform cry 😂

[@uniquevideosUk]

Starmer prefers his life as Mr Powerful! So shaking hands with Campbells & obviously Lords that give generously.

[@maryjones4029]

If the French are being paid to stop the boats crossing the channel, I don't understand why the British can't pick up the illegal immigrants in the channel and send them back to the France. How can the French complain if they are being paid to stop them coming?

[@charliegirl3056]

Border Farce and RNLI pick them up just off the coast of France, but they bring them here instead of taking them back

[@HeatherVincent-e9m]

I despair at the lack of common sense no one has any guts what are they frightened of these are illegal and should not be given all these goodies send them away no matter what our own people are in need

[@macfaichen2658]

No we need to stop pampering them when they arrive… no money no fancy hotels etc etc etc etc France has said they come here for the freebies England is soft !

[@WendyRodger1]

Meloni is a young Maggie Thatcher and she must be howling with laughter behind Starmer's back at his absolute lack of intellect. Imagine being handed 4 million pounds to investigate something that she already knows about 😂😂😂😂OMG you can't make this 💩 up!

[@michaeljefferson9863]

We can hear the smuggling gangs laughing all the way to the bank this won’t end any time soon.

[@Karlemids]

NGO's you mean?

[@megyork198]

I wd say they get funded by the Globalists to do what they do. The great replacement and the 2030 plan...

[@AileenBartlett-ym4ec]

Take away the incentives to come here. These people will go anywhere for a free meal

[@suzesinger6762]

Locusts will eat their way across the planet ¿¡¡

[@dd7521]

When will people realise that this is all by design?

[@emilywright3454]

Yes their countries probably pay the government to take them

[@NH-bz9jv]

Some of us do know it mate, we’re not all divs🙄

[@geraldfisher3033]

I know this. Davos and the WEF agenda. Population replacement all over Europe ! Plain and simple.

[@wordwordful]

Absolutely by design which poses a huge problem that needs thinking about. We are being played by ALL of them.

[@WendyPage-iv8vc]

What's the difference between Starmer and Maloni she's got balls.

[@leelec1]

Is Starmer completely incompetent or is there a more sinister ' end game ' ?

[@markmorrid8144]

More sinister end game definitely.

[@england1413]

WEF great reset. You will own nothing and you WILL be happy.

[@paulinemccracken2262]

More sinister endgame, set at fast on the speed dial, put into place by Blair.

[@logothaironsides2942]

Good man Ben Habib. Get Reform in and labour out or we are lost.

[@Mary-lx3zs]

BEN MUST TRY AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY NEXT TIME HE WILL BE VOTED IN

[@jacobrivers5728]

He should be our next Prime Minister. Every self-serving Prime Minister from Blair to Starmer has been worthless.

[@michaelvoisey8458]

Ben Habib must be on the By Election list

[@grahamwalker9193]

Be Habib, should be our next prime minister.

[@jacobrivers5728]

You’re absolutely correct. Ben will return this country to a state of normality and sanity.

[@JUST_A_NANNY]

Totally agree

[@rgsnr8702]

starmer 's plan is to have the labour vote from migrants , he will process them for this end alone as quickly as he can

[@Davina-r6s]

And we can’t even give pensioners £300 per year towards winter fuel - utter madness.

[@lindahayes913]

He is a disgrace

[@howdydoit6141]

The politicians and the gangs have one thing in common, GREED

[@hardwareelectrical1317]

Stop boats

[@susandow5178]

Stop the boats...and the gangs will disappear back under a rock

[@outpost31737]

The Royal Navy are supposed to protect the UKs borders.

[@jacobrivers5728]

They’re too busy patrolling the waters around Yemen and Somalia.

[@michaelillingworth6433]

This country needs Reform

[@cameronhowe4066]

you stopped the nazi s because you took it seriously , maybe you should take this invasion seriously

[@user-oj6rr4qk1v]

Absolutely.

[@cinny2222]

So in Just 6 Weeks of Starmers Reign , been just under 50 % of the 23k this year , from the Tories in 6 Months , thats How easy they think it is now Under Labour

[@jimmy261076]

Every day we hear about another multi-million pound initiative/money give away! Another 600m to Ukraine last week, 12 billion to train drivers, junior doctors. While stealing 1.5billion off pensioners. Sickening

[@brianbell3836]

Sounds fair to me.

[@FrancesPrice-c7e]

That's where the 22 billion black hole came in and it will end up being more. We are in deep 💩

[@brianbell3836]

@@FrancesPrice-c7e That's what happens when the Tories are in power and know they're going to lose.

[@hilarycowperthwaite7755]

I have just received a tax bill out of the blue for £146+. So they are already going through people’s bank accounts!

[@cathyharper6469]

If we were at war, how secure are our borders?

[@billenglish4042]

We need a strong government and leadership to listen to the people of this nation and stop the boats. I being a pensioner loss my winter fuel allowance, and yet these illegal immigrants will be warm this winter and the cost of keeping them is paid for by the taxpayers

[@trevormannsfield]

If asylum seekers were allowed to work then taxpayers wouldn't have to fund them. It's not difficult

[@weirdchickalert]

​@@trevormannsfieldthe point is, immigrants and being treated better then the elderly citizens of their own country. What kind of logic is that? The government treating the civilians like trash and the immigrants like vip guests 🙄

[@trevormannsfield]

@@weirdchickalert No, the point is the fact that they're banned from working. You can't expect me to take you seriously when you whinge about asylum seekers getting public funds when they literally ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK.

[@fastbandit1250]

@@trevormannsfieldhave you not seen the car washes or deliveroo , they’re everywhere earning money while getting free money off the tax payer

[@trevormannsfield]

@@fastbandit1250 I've seen people claim it. Although I've yet to see anyone provide proof. Although frankly am I supposed to care that much if they're cleaning cars and delivering food? Seems like a weird thing to be outraged about.

[@hanhtran2633]

UK should update the refugee law, which was set up since 1953 when people only travelled by horses and sailing boats. It perhaps took months to reach the country but now people can travel a day or two by illegal routes before reaching the UK. So that law must be updated.

[@RosieMcGee-u8v]

And get out of the echr asap which ties hands legally

[@ryand141]

And therein lies the rub.

[@charliegirl3056]

The refugees were from Europe in those days. Now they are swarming from all over the world to our tiny islands

[@louisewhalley3499]

Ben is great 👍

[@joycestewart8685]

IM WITH FARAGE !! PUSH THE BOATS BACK IN THE CHANNEL!! IT'S NOT !! IN THE FRENCH INTEREST TO STOP THEM 😡

[@Cliffordhurst951]

Remember, local electionsare coming soon. Please use your vote to consign grannyfreezer Labour to political oblivion. You kknow it makes sense to get these political lunatics out !😊

[@UtubeRfarlefty]

Easy to resolve, just ban the fishing in UK waters and French wine and cheese. The farmers and fishermen would soon sort Macron out.

[@esthersnyman1238]

Disgraceful!

[@anthonybartlett6924]

we remove 1 fishing quota per inflatable the french fishermen would go ape @ their government. but we would need to enforce it with gunboats in the channel to stop them fishing illegally. this would force the french to crack down on the small boat problem.

[@emilywright3454]

Why do they get dentists when uk people don’t

[@user-oj6rr4qk1v]

Are we even 'allowed' to question this!

[@mrror8933]

They ARE the dentists, doctors and engineers ^^

[@Isa712x]

We need Ben back in Reform instead of Farage - asap!! ❤

[@terrydray]

Why not spend the money on more border guards staff and just stop the boats?!?!

[@ES-ql5kx]

What will they do with "the gangs" even if they catch them?? The same thing what they do with other criminals in UK??? Let them go free, roaming the streets! What a load of turd

[@suzesinger6762]

BEN HABIB....for.... PRIME MINISTER ¡¿¡¿😊❤❤🎉

[@ginaroebuck3328]

i like to listen ben habib. he says it how it is. like reform

[@victoriahigman6802]

Retire Farage and put Ben as head of Reform and I’d vote Reform

[@Lonsome1223]

Someone is manufacturing those boats surely they could be monitored and those purchasing the boats should be investigated. NOT ROCKET SCIENCE!!!

[@brianbell3836]

How the Hell do you do that?

[@Lonsome1223]

​@@brianbell3836Regulate the boat manufacturers get the details of those purchasing them particularly in large numbers. EASY.

[@brianbell3836]

@@Lonsome1223 Easy? If we were in the EU, we might have a chance. After Brexit, no one in Europe listens to a word we say.

[@johnnguyen7377]

Why is every comment on here making more sense than the government's?

[@davidseals4898]

There's migrants at J25/M1 dressed better than most locals can afford, they was in town in flipflops 2 months ago. Nike and Adidas shoes now with trim hair thattaxpayers paying bill for

[@davidjma7226]

He should take a leaf out of Germany and Italy's book. Also remove the incentives for them to come!

[@debbieridsdale4983]

He wants them here

[@Greenpower-t9y]

there still isnt any political will to deal with this just like Ben is saying, turn them back.

[@rogermoore5761]

Anither £75M what happened to the Black Hole. We really are a bloody joke here and it is not the majority laughing.

[@cazfloss1990]

Stopping the incentives is a hell of a lot cheaper!

[@victoriahigman6802]

Ben you’re great. Get into parliament! 🤭

[@chriscoburn6614]

MORE BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

[@bogeymanshankers3904]

Well said why oh why didn’t the British vote reform? Close the doors 🚪 NOW

[@Karlemids]

government want them here, and Habib knows it. why no mention of the NGO's or SERCO?

[@brianbell3836]

Habib's plan is nonsense

[@bus4538]

You cannot carry on like this everything is out of control and it starmers fault vote out sack starmer

[@FrancesPrice-c7e]

More of our money being squandered and our elderly are suffering, our homeless and he cant even give a pay rise to the servicemen. Shameful

[@susandow5178]

And how much is this new border command costing??...how many staff and what is the criteria and measures they are going to take?? We should know so much more about how the finance's are squandered and given to the wrong people

[@hanhtran2633]

What's about people being smuggled via lorries, trucks.

[@CarolineDoull]

They should be put in a prison.

[@stevie_g_easy_listening_post]

Prison spaces are for political prisoners

[@jasonkirkham7243]

What bloody technology costs £75 mill

[@biccytrollox]

Take the sugar-bowl off the breakfast table and the ants will stop invading

[@Raven44453]

We are fools

[@tracyconnolly7169]

It seems the UK give money away to other countries like sweets do we get any money from any other country?

[@TheLogicBeast]

It's deliberate

[@marcmcmillan3376]

More boats = more votes

[@Ytnzy250]

The only way to stop the boats is to enquire how the UK can LEAVE THE ECHR. Anything less is just dressing & kicking the can down the road. DEBATE positives & negatives of ECHR membership then we can have an informed referendum whether we LEAVE or STAY.

[@patriciahoskins9514]

Fed up with hearing about illegal immigrants human rights. Time for our Goverment to put the human rights of the legal citizens of this Country before any others.

[@godfreymellor1615]

Use the Royal Navy in the channel. And any that get here dont give them anything. They all got cell phones and tell the other how good it is here

[@joycestewart8685]

IT'S ALL SMOKE AND MIRRORS !!! WE WILL BE IN THE SAME POSITION 3 YEARS FROM NOW 😡

[@gemmamudd7167]

The country will collapse way before that

[@gemmamudd7167]

The country will collapse way before that

[@grahamhill2267]

I wonder if the “charity” Care For Calais is one of the gangs? 🤔

[@mrror8933]

Probably getting state funding from the FCO.

[@markanderson6969]

10 thousand migrants none sent back

[@jillbarrett2576]

Australia managed it by processing boat arrivals off shore and away from lawyers.

[@gherkamum]

Why Is Starmer Not Helping All Our UK🇬🇧 OAP’s When They Have Paid Into The System For Over 50 Years.☹

[@scottbrady3156]

we had brexit to leave eu and stop immigration...the government has not carried out what the people voted for.