•••StarmercriticisedbyleftandrightoverplantoendsmallboatscrisisRajeevSyalPeterWalkerDianeTaylorKeirStarmerwasunderattackfromleftandrightlastnightafterhesetoutproposalstotacklethesmallboatscrisis,inLabour’sfirstmajorinter-ventionontheissue.Fleshingouttheparty’splans,theLabourleaderpromisedtoditchtheuseofhotels,militarysitesandbargestohouseasylumseekers,andtorecruitanother1,000caseworkerstoendtheasylumbacklog.Theannouncementsfollowedadayofbitterexchangeswiththeprimeminister,RishiSunak,andthehomesecretary,SuellaBraver-man,afterStarmerconcededLabourcouldstrikeadealtoacceptaquotaofasylumseekersfromtheEUinexchangeforclosercooperationwasin“dangerofpanderin...