SirKeirStarmerhassaidthatLabourwouldtreatpeople-smugglersliketerroristsifhewonthenextelection,byfreezingtheirassetsandplacingrestrictionsontheirmovements.InaninterviewwithTheTimestheLabourleaderpledgedto“smashthegangs”byexpandingtheuseofcivilordersthataredeployedagainstseriouscriminals,terroristsanddrugtraffickers.StarmersaidhewouldultimatelyseekanEU-widereturnsagreementforasylumseekerswhocometoBritain.Hesaidthatthe“quidproquo”ofanydeal,suchasacceptingquotasofmigrantsfromtheEU,wouldbeforfuturenegotiationswithBrussels.InacleardividinglinewiththeTories,StarmersaidthathewoulddropCon-servativeplanstobanChannelmigrantsfromclaimingasyluminBritain.Hedescribe...