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Home Office orders review after two small boats reach Kent without being intercepted – UK politics live

The Home Office has ordered a review following the arrival of two small boats in Kent without interception, which Shabana Mahmood deemed "not acceptable." Separately, a Survation MRP poll of over 8,000 voters suggests that widespread tactical voting could lead to a Labour majority and push Reform UK into fourth place. The poll indicates that left-leaning voters are returning to Labour, partly motivated by a desire to oppose Nigel Farage.

Andrew SparrowThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-09-24 · 09:41 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
Home Office orders review after two small boats reach Kent without being intercepted – UK politics live
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The Home Office has ordered a review following the arrival of two small boats in Kent without interception, which Shabana Mahmood deemed "not acceptable." Separately, a Survation MRP poll of over 8,000 voters suggests that widespread tactical voting could lead to a Labour majority and push Reform UK into fourth place. The poll indicates that left-leaning voters are returning to Labour, partly motivated by a desire to oppose Nigel Farage. It also suggests that the Prime Minister's most effective strategy would be to unite centrist and left-wing voters while the right remains divided.

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Shabana Mahmood says the failure to intercept the two boats was ‘not acceptable’.

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Home Office orders review after two small boats reach Kent without being intercepted.

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Progressive voters could push Reform UK into fourth place and put Labour within touching distance of a majority if tactical voting is widespread.

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The prime minister’s most successful electoral strategy would be to unite the centre and left bloc of voters, while the right remains split.

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Andy Burnham is attracting left-leaning voters back to Labour, motivated by a desire to stop Nigel Farage.

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Shabana Mahmood says the failure to intercept the two boats was ‘not acceptable’ The Survation MRP polling also explores the views of the various different voter types Labour would need for a “progressive majority”. Ashley Kirk and Jessica Elgot have the details here. There are two MRP polls out today. In addition to the YouGov one, commissioned by Sky News and The Times (see 8.59am ), The Guardian is today publishing details of a Survation one. It says progressive voters could push Reform UK into fourth place and put Labour within touching distance of a majority if tactical voting is widespread at the next election. Andy Burnham is beginning to attract a significant number of left-leaning voters back to Labour, motivated by a desire to stop Nigel Farage , the results suggest. The poll of more than 8,000 voters, shared with The Guardian, suggests a widespread openness to voting tactically. It also shows the prime minister’s most successful electoral strategy would be to unite the centre and left bloc of voters, while the right remains split. Continue reading...
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