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Channel crossings resume following five-day hiatus

Channel crossings resume following five days with no attempts

Children wrapped in blankets were among groups of migrants brought ashore after Channel crossings took place for the first time in five days. Crossings resumed on Thursday after none had been attempted since Friday amid poor weather conditions. ...

29 Sept 2022 at 15:28

Migrant crossings resume as report warns asylum seekers at risk of exploitation

Small boat crossings in the English Channel resumed on Thursday following a quiet two days. No crossings were recorded on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to figures from the Ministry of Defence. A total of 696 people made the dangerous journey ...

04 Aug 2022 at 13:29

‘Damning’ report slams ‘poor’ Home Office response to Channel crossings

The Home Office response to the surge in Channel crossings is “poor” and the “system is overwhelmed”, according to a watchdog. Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal found that problems arose mainly due to a “refusal” by the ...

22 Jul 2022 at 00:37

Women and children among latest small boat arrivals in the UK

Women and young children are among the passengers of several boatloads of people who have crossed the English Channel. People in lifejackets and blankets have been seen arriving at Dover on Border Force vessels as well as at Dungeness ...

13 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Boris Johnson wants first ‘illegal’ migrants flown to Rwanda in six weeks

The Prime Minister wants to see the first migrants handed a ‘one-way ticket’ to Rwanda flown out in roughly six weeks as the Government battles to curb Channel crossings. Boris Johnson is reportedly keen for the first flight carrying ...

15 Apr 2022 at 01:55

PM braced for legal bids over forced removal of asylum seekers to Rwanda

Ministers were braced for legal challenges over widely criticised plans to forcibly send to Rwanda up to tens of thousands of asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in unauthorised Channel crossings. Boris Johnson insisted his scheme ...

14 Apr 2022 at 18:25

Boris Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan

Boris Johnson has put the Navy in command of the English Channel, as he defended plans to send some asylum seekers who make the crossing in small boats to Rwanda. The Prime Minister conceded on Thursday that he expects plans to ...

14 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Johnson puts Navy in charge of Channel as he defends Rwanda migration plan

Boris Johnson has put the Navy in command of the English Channel, as he defended a multimillion-pound scheme to send some asylum seekers who make the crossing in small boats to Rwanda. The Prime Minister conceded on Thursday ...

14 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Navy criticised for using vessels ‘too big’ for job of rescuing Channel migrants

The Royal Navy has been criticised for being a “waste of time and resources” by using boats too big for the job of rescuing migrants crossing the English Channel. Women, children and single men are among hundreds of people ...

15 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Sending migrants to Rwanda will save UK money in the long term, says minister

Sending migrants to Rwanda will save Britain money in the “longer term”, a minister has argued, despite critics describing the costs involved as “eye-watering”. Under a scheme designed to crack down on migrants landing on ...

15 Apr 2022 at 11:55

MPs call for ‘clear end point’ to military management of small boat crossings

MPs have called for a “clear end point” to a British military deployment tackling the number of migrant crossings in the Channel, with command of the operation then handed back to Border Force. The Defence Committee ...

11 Mar 2022 at 04:55

Migrants brought ashore by RNLI and Border Force after crossing Channel

Migrants have been brought ashore by the RNLI and Border Force after crossing the English Channel on small boats. The groups of people who arrived at Dover on Friday are the latest of more than 1,500 people to have ...

04 Mar 2022 at 16:25

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