Sir Gavin said the number of people crossing the English Channel since Labour had come to power was 19% up on the same period last year.
The family of the three women murdered by Kyle Clifford have told the killer he would suffer a "miserable fate" for eternity.Louise Hunt, 25, and Hannah Hunt, 28, died from crossbow bolt injuries at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July 2024, while their mother Carol Hunt, 61, was stabbed to death.
Clifford, 26, of Enfield, north London, admitted the murders and was convicted oflast week. He has now been sentenced to three whole-life jail terms at Cambridge Crown Court.The women were the wife and daughters of BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt who attended the sentencing with his surviving daughter Amy Hunt, and they have read out statements in court.
Mr Hunt told the court he had wanted to deliver his words "eye to eye" with Clifford, who did not attend the sentencing.During his victim impact statement he said: "Kyle, just remember one thing: whatever sentence you are about to receive, whatever misery lies ahead for you, remember on your dying day there will be no release for you, Kyle.
"The screams of hell, Kyle, I can hear them now. They're going to roll out the red carpet for you."
Visibly emotional as he spoke, he described the killer as "callous, cowardly and vindictive"."But it didn't make any difference because the effect, unfortunately, was just too large."
He said he knew of 25 Cowley Road businesses that had closed but restauranteurs were "too scared to say anything" because English was their second language.Mr Pugh said one of them "was nearly in tears" as he was struggling to stay afloat.
"They are literally killing small independents."An Oxfordshire County Council spokesperson said the LTNs were "designed to work with other measures to make it easier to get around and improve the health and wellbeing of our communities”.