The Turkish Coast Guard recovered the bodies of five migrants whose dinghy packed with 31 passengers was shipwrecked Saturday morning off the coast of Turkey, officials said. Turkish authorities rescued 11 others from a partially submerged boat, while the Greece Coast Guard
Rishi Sunak has issued a defiant statement in response to Gary Lineker’s criticism of the language used to introduce the Government’s controversial migrant bill, saying the legislation is “moral and fair”. The Prime Minister’s remarks come after Lineker was told to step
Alastair Campbell has blamed Brexit for the “big rise in numbers” of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel to claim asylum. In a series of messages on Twitter, the former Downing Street director of communications said the coverage of the new
Rishi Sunak has met Emmanuel Macron this morning at the Élysée Palace in Paris (Image: GETTY) Rishi Sunak has declared he will “throw absolutely everything we can” at ending the Channel migrant crisis. The Prime Minister is set to give Paris a
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday brought her planned crackdown on people smugglers to a southern town near the coast where a wooden boat packed with migrants broke apart, killing scores and leaving many missing. In a symbolic move to highlight what
Criminal smuggling gangs are using social media site TikTok to advertise expensive Channel crossings via speedboat. For £7,000, they claim around a dozen migrants can illegally cross from France to England — with an advertised journey time of only 45 minutes. It
Suella Braverman slapped down EU commissioner Ylva Johansson after the bloc attempted to meddle in the UK’s new small boats legislation. The Home Secretary spoke with Ms Johansson about the UK’s incoming laws, which will see Britain crack down on illegal immigration.
Migrant tragedies—deaths at sea—are all too familiar in this part of the world. But the demise of a rickety boat called “Summer Love” late last month struck a particularly painful chord. It happened close to Italy’s southern coast—the vessel packed with migrants broke
Labour’s plans to tackle the migrant crisis would involve Britain having to open its doors to “millions” if it hoped to stop the small boats, a senior Home Office source has warned. While the UK saw 45,000 enter across the English Channel
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