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Starmer will not set small boats target but pledges hostile territory for gangs

Sir Keir Starmer declined to commit to “stopping the boats” as he set out his party’s plans to tackle cross-Channel migration. The Labour leader said crossings needed to be reduced “materially” and he would “like it to come down completely”, but ...

10 May 2024 at 21:19

Ant Middleton says need to strengthen British culture amid ‘civil unrest’ fear

Ant Middleton has suggested the UK is on the brink of “civil unrest” unless action is taken to put British culture at the “forefront of everything”. The former SAS: Who Dares Wins star said “we haven’t got a secure camp” as he likened his work ...

20 Sept 2024 at 14:24

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Biden administration doubles down on tough asylum restrictions at border

The Biden administration is making asylum restrictions at the US southern border even tougher, as it is increasingly eager to show voters uneasy over immigration that it is taking a hard stance on border security. The new rules, which toughen ...

30 Sept 2024 at 18:55

Police chief who oversaw UK policing response to Covid to lead new border agency

The police chief who oversaw the UK’s enforcement of lockdown laws during the Covid-19 pandemic has been appointed the head of the Government’s new Border Security Command. Martin Hewitt, the former chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ ...

15 Sept 2024 at 22:30

New border security chief to be appointed within weeks, No 10 says

The head of the Government’s new Border Security Command will be named within weeks, Downing Street said as the latest figures showed 257 migrants crossed the English Channel on Wednesday. Officials insisted the Government was taking ...

05 Sept 2024 at 13:48

Number of asylum hotels will be down by end of March, says minister

The number of hotels used to house asylum seekers will be lower by the end of March, a Home Office minister told the Commons. Nine hotels are scheduled to close in March as part of the the Government’s commitment to reducing hotel ...

13 Jan 2025 at 16:11

UK to adopt ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ approach in EU reset talks

Improving the UK-EU trade deal could kick-start ailing economies across the Continent, Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has said. Mr Thomas-Symonds, the minister responsible for leading Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to ...

04 Feb 2025 at 12:32

New criminal offences to disrupt people smugglers set out in border Bill

People selling and handling boat parts suspected of being used in migrant Channel crossings could face up to 14 years in prison under new laws trying to crack down on people smugglers. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also ...

30 Jan 2025 at 17:42

Thousands of illegal workers arrested in Government border security crackdown

Thousands of migrants working illegally in nail bars, car washes and restaurants have been arrested as part of the Government’s efforts to tighten UK border security. Some 3,930 arrests have been made across 5,424 visits ...

10 Feb 2025 at 07:51

Minister defends publishing raids footage in illegal worker arrests crackdown

A Home Office minister has defended the Government’s decision to publish footage of immigration raids as part of a border security crackdown as she insisted Labour’s policy is “compassionate”. Dame Angela Eagle has said ...

10 Feb 2025 at 13:21

Government adverts launched to warn of misinformation from people smugglers

Adverts of migrants’ experiences coming to the UK, such as forced labour and the dangers of crossing the English Channel, have been launched in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) as part of Government efforts to tackle ...

04 Mar 2025 at 12:22

More than 1,000 migrants cross Channel in first four days of month, figures show

More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in the first four days of the month, figures show. Some 1,168 people made the journey from March 1 to 4, bringing the total number of ...

05 Mar 2025 at 15:17

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