Hundreds of migrants arrived in the UK on several boats on the same day five people – including a young girl – died on an attempted crossing. Home Office figures have revealed that 402 people were brought to Dover, Kent, on April
Britain’s plan to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda was condemned by humanitarian groups after parliamentary approval. The U.N. and Council of Europe urged the U.K. to rethink its plans, citing human rights concerns and potential damage to international cooperation. Despite opposition attempts, the
The 41-year-old Albanian national arranged at least 31 crossings (Image: Mustaf Cunaj) A ‘prolific’ UK-based people smuggler who organised small boat crossings for children as young as five has been jailed for nine years. It comes the day after Prime Minister Rishi
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill will become law after weeks of parliamentary wrangling between the House of Commons and House of Lords. The plan to send some asylum seekers to Africa passed on Monday (April 22) after the Lords dropped their
‘At least’ five migrants have died after trying to cross the English Channel in the early hours of this morning. An emergency rescue operation was launched by the French coastguard before “lifeless bodies” were found in the water. French police are now
Rishi Sunak has said that the final passing of the Rwanda Bill is a “fundamental change in the global equation on migration”. The triumphalism came after the House of Lords finally backed down and accepted MPs’ rejection of any amendment to the
More Vietnamese migrants have reached the UK through the Channel this year than people from any other country. While the UK Government managed to reduce the number of Albanian nationals entering the country via perilous small boat crossings, the number of migrants
Conceding ground to the House of Lords would “sponsor” the Channel smuggling route, Downing Street has declared. Peers refused to back down over excluding asylum seekers who worked with the British military from deportation to Rwanda. The Government is still refusing to
The Government has dropped its Spring target for the first migrant flight to Rwanda. In a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s hopes of ending the Channel crisis, Number 10 refused to commit to the previous deadline amid a litany of delays.
Wednesday marked 100 days until the Paris Olympics gets underway – and also saw a mass eviction at France’s biggest migrant squat. French police were accused of trying to “clean up” Paris ahead of the Olympics which takes place from July 26