No 'switch' to stop small boats, Lucy Powell tells BBC

Image source, EPA/Shutterstock Image caption, Lucy Powell spoke to presenters from BBC local radio

There is no "switch" to stop small boat crossings, and not every migrant boat can be intercepted, Labour's deputy leader has told the BBC.

Lucy Powell's comments came after two uncontrolled landings from the Channel in two days, at Folkestone and Samphire Hoe in Kent.

The Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has ordered an urgent review by Border Security Command, calling the failure to intercept the two boats "not acceptable".

But the Conservatives say Labour has lost control of Britain's borders, and a "radically different" approach is needed.

A total of 781 people were recorded as arriving in 10 boats on Wednesday, the highest in a single day for far this year.