Workers in ‘final stages’ of recruitment for boss of their new Border Security Command

LABOUR is in the ‘final stages’ of recruiting the head of its new Border Security Command, sources say.

The person chosen to lead Sir Keir Starmer’s crackdown on people-smuggling gangs will receive a salary of between £140,000 and £200,000, depending on their experience.

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Nearly 100 people have now been moved to the headquarters at the Ministry of the Interior.

They are conducting an analysis of the gaps in our current border security.

Most worked on the Tories’ Rwanda deportation plan, which was scrapped by Labour.

Home Secretary Yvette Copper is under pressure to activate the new unit after 5,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats since Labour won last month’s election.

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly said: “Six weeks and still no sign of a Labour ghost border commando, or a single gang being busted.”

However, Labour sources say the past six weeks have seen the lowest number of arrivals in the same period since 2020.

A Labour spokesman responded: “The Tories have left our immigration and asylum system in total chaos.

“They spent hundreds of millions on their Rwanda ploy, sending only four volunteers and neglecting our border security.

“A Labour government is replacing gimmicks with grip, with a new Border Security Command that will deploy hundreds of specialist investigators to track down the vicious criminal smuggling gangs that undermine our border security and put lives at risk.

“This command is now located at the Ministry of the Interior and will be scaled up in the coming weeks.”