Sir Keir Starmer has been handed a two-step solution to tackle the small boats crisis after his record on illegal migration surpassed that of his predecessors.
Last month, GB News exclusively revealed, more than 65,800 asylum seekers have arrived in Britain from France during the Labour PM's first 19 months in power.
Sir Keir’s total of 65,840 took over Boris Johnson’s 65,784 figure in almost half the amount of time, with the former Tory leader taking 39 months in No10 to reach the grim milestone.
More than 41,474 completed the life-threatening 21-mile journey in 2025 alone, with another 23,242 migrants arriving on British shores during Sir Keir’s first six months in power.
While Labour has announced a sweeping set of asylum reforms in a bid to crack down on illegal migration, Hungarian migration expert Viktor Marsai, of the Migration Research Institute, delivered his advice to Sir Keir.
Over the past 11 years, the Hungarian Government has cracked down on border control, defending their nation with both physical and legal barriers and, if necessary, military barriers.
Sitting down with Mr Marsai, GB News' Stephen Edginton asked if he would offer some guidance to the British Government to handle the issue.
The expert boiled down his advice to two steps: deploying the Navy and creating a clear message to act as a deterrent.
Mr Marsai argued even the deployment of the Navy could be on the cards
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He said: "The protection of the British territory is doesn't start at the cliffs of Dover.
"So the deployment of the Coast Guard, or even, if necessary, the Navy along the Channel could be a solution.
"And the other is the message. We can see the immigration situation in the United States by Donald Trump and, whether we like it or not, it was a clear message that we don't want illegal migrants and we will deport them.
"And it was effective. So we can see a more than 90 per cent decline in illegal border crossing in southwest border of the United States, and more than two million illegal aliens returned in the last year from the United States to their countries of origin.
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"So the message is very clear."
Mr Marsai's advice echoed that of Peter Szijjarto, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Hungary, who spoke to the People's Channel a day after his Government set out the measures its border police are taking to prevent illegal migration.
Speaking to Charlie Peters in Budapest, Mr Szijjarto suggested Britain should consider upping its game with communications to do so.
Asked about the crisis engulfing the shores of Britain, the Hungarian Minister said: "Well, I think that communication has a role here."
He told Charlie: "In the case there are dubious statements, in the case there are statements which can be understood this or that way, then people will make attempts.
"And that's very dangerous. That's very dangerous for the UK, very dangerous for the people themselves because they take the life hazard."
Hungary's latest crackdown, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is aimed to stop the large influx of illegal migrants and refugees crossing the border.
Instead, officials redirect those attempting to cross towards legal entry points to claim asylum under Hungarian and EU law.
So far, the set-up has slashed the number of attempted crossings from over 100,000 in 2022 to just 12,000 last year.
While the majority of cases are caught by the police, migrants who successfully make it through the fence are not allowed to remain in Hungary.
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