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Fewer small boat crossings recently 'down to the weather', top Tory insists
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4:59Now PlayingChris Philp has insisted the decrease in small boat crossings in recent weeks is "down to the weather" and not due to the government's efforts to tackle the issue.
The shadow home secretary also criticised Sir Keir Starmer for not having made "a strong enough statement" in defence of the Falkland Islands.
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