Martin Hewitt had been tasked with cutting the numbers trying to get to the UK in small boats.

UK border security chief to step down as government fails to get a grip on small boats crisis - Sir Keir Starmer appointed ...

Home Office border security chief quits after failing to bring down small boat crossings - Almost 60,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Martin Hewitt was appointed ...

Steel and concrete walls create formidable obstacles on our southern border, but they are not impenetrable. We’ve seen that even the best-designed barriers can be bypassed or breached, especially ...