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Person pulled from English Channel declared dead amid fresh wave of crossings

A person has been declared dead after being pulled from the water in the English Channel, French authorities have said. One individual was found overboard and unconscious in the early hours of Friday after a boat believed to be heading for the UK ...

14 Jan 2022 at 12:25

‘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

Tory leadership hopefuls trash economic plans in first head-to-head TV showdown

Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have trashed each other’s economic plans as the blue-on-blue attacks continued during their first head-to-head TV showdown. Former chancellor Mr Sunak claimed there is “nothing Conservative” about Ms Truss’s ...

25 Jul 2022 at 23:24

Amber traffic warning issued as widespread delays expected

Drivers are being warned to expect severe congestion, with the AA issuing its first “amber traffic warning” for Friday and Saturday. Congestion is expected to peak between 11am and 3pm on both days. This is due to a combination of ...

29 Jul 2022 at 09:15

Truss and Sunak set for TV showdown in race for No 10

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in a TV debate after the battle to become the next prime minister became toxic with the two rival camps clashing over immigration, China and the economy. The BBC debate at 9pm comes ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:09

Record delays as number of asylum claims hits highest level for 20 years

The number of asylum claims being made in the UK is at its highest level for two decades, with a record backlog of people waiting for a decision. The 63,089 applications in the year to June 2022 is the highest number for any ...

25 Aug 2022 at 19:35

Minister defends Boris Johnson’s attack on lawyers over Rwanda policy

A business minister has defended Boris Johnson’s assertion that lawyers attempting to block the plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda were “abetting” criminal gangs, saying this would be the “net result” of their work. The ...

17 Jun 2022 at 13:06

Attorney General: ‘Time to complete Brexit’ in wake of Rwanda flight grounding

The Attorney General has said it is “time to complete Brexit and let the British people decide who can and cannot stay in our country” after a European court decision which effectively grounded the first flight to send ...

19 Jun 2022 at 09:43

High Court refuses to block first flight to Rwanda

The first flight as part of the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, a High Court judge has ruled. Several people due to be given a one-way ticket to the east African nation as part of ...

11 Jun 2022 at 00:07

Rwanda plan ‘is in the public interest’, Home Office told court

Home Office lawyers told the High Court the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda must not be stopped by legal action, despite warnings the policy is unlawful. Home Secretary Priti Patel’s department insisted ...

10 Jun 2022 at 20:02

Patel backs Rwanda plan as more than 900 migrants cross Channel in four days

The Home Secretary has insisted work is taking place “right now” to put plans to send migrants to Rwanda into action after more than 900 crossed the Channel in four days. Priti Patel said discussions with the East ...

18 May 2022 at 16:25

Braverman under pressure to fix migrant crisis as legal threat looms

The embattled Home Secretary is under mounting pressure to get a handle on the migrant crisis as the Government faces potential legal action over an asylum centre with conditions branded “dire” by senior MPs. ...

03 Nov 2022 at 09:05

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