Foreign Secretary David Lammy announces new sanctions to target the finances of people smuggling gangs. The planned measures are intended to disrupt the flow of money and make it harder for ringleaders to profit from the deadly trade. Lammy says, "together we can strengthen borders, smash the gangs and get those with no right to be here to return to their countries".
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00:00A realistic strategy involves transactional, hard-headed diplomacy and to agree with partners
00:07smart interventions at every stage along the international people-smuggling pathway, so
00:15together that we can strengthen borders, smash the gangs and get those with no right to be
00:21here returned to their countries.
00:23There is nothing progressive about leaving the most vulnerable exploiting, letting criminal
00:30gangs get rich and commit more crime on British streets.
00:35The greatest failure of the last government was that they told Britain they would take
00:43back control, but the truth is they lost control of our borders and with it they lost and deserve
00:49to lose the confidence of the British people.
00:54Make no mistake, this government, from the Prime Minister down, see the challenge for
01:00what it is.