Mr Billant said that the other 14 migrants, including a 17-year-old who suffered burns to his legs, were taken to the port of Boulogne to receive care before being questioned by police. 'This could be deadliest year for boat crossings' The rest of the occupants were allowed to continu...
Home Office figures show that more migrants have crossed the channel this year than in all of 2023.Saturday 26 October 2024 13:53, UK Migrant Crisis Migrant crossings Migrants arrive in Dover Three people died and dozens of others were rescued when a boat sank in the channel trying to re...
FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak drinks water during a press conference following the launch of new legislation on migrant channel crossings at Downing Street on March 7, 2023 in London, United Kingdom. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) - A local a...
The bill, which passed its second reading in the Commons in late July, stipulates allowing Border Force officers to turn back migrant boats attempting to cross the Channel from France and use "reasonable force, if necessary". French President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly rejected London's proposa...
Masks for all as French schools return Poland declares emergency over Belarus border The drones fighting rural poverty The latest spike in migrant arrivals has prompted the UK's Home Secretary Priti Patel to discuss the issue with her counterpart in France, Gerald Darmanin. They are...
1. Process UK asylum applications in France Some politicians would like migrants who wish to travel to the UK to be able to make their applications from France. This would reduce the incentive to make dangerous crossings and put smuggling gangs out of business. The chal...
Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a press conference following the launch of new legislation on migrant channel crossings at Downing Street, London, March 7, 2023.Leon Neal/AP"For a government not to respond to waves of illegal arrivals breaching our borders would be to betray the will of ...
The government says the policy is needed to stem the flow of migrants risking their lives in Channel crossings and smash the people-smuggling networks. But the plan has horrified political opponents, charities and church leaders who say it is inhumane. The United Nations’ refugee chief called it...
France and Britain agreed in July to deploy more police and invest in detection technology to stop Channel crossings. French police have confiscated more dinghies but they say they cannot completely prevent departures. British junior health minister Helen Whately said the government's focus was still...
Ms Patel is expected to address migration across the English Channel in a speech to the “virtual” Conservative party conference on Sunday. Channel crossings make up only a small proportion of the more than 34,000 people who registered asylum claims in the UK in the year to June, but unoff...