UK to Tackle Channel Crossings, Immigration System in British Way: Attorney General

Hermer said in dealing with small boats ‘nothing sensible or practical or effective will be off the table.’

Attorney General Lord Richard Hermer arrives in Downing Street, London, ahead of the first meeting for the reshuffled Cabinet. Picture date: Tuesday September 9, 2025.

The UK is going to be robust in dealing with small boat crossings and the immigration system, but “in a British way,” Attorney General Lord Hermer said on Sept. 10.

Hermer was addressing the Lords Constitution Committee on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and dealing with immigration and asylum cases in the UK.