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More than 300 experts sign letter against Government’s ‘unworkable’ migrant Bill

More than 300 academic experts in migration have signed a joint letter to the Government to object to the UK’s Illegal Immigration Bill, arguing the policy is not “evidence based, workable, or legal under human rights law”. The scholars, from mostly ...

15 Mar 2023 at 05:54

Illegal Migration Bill passes first Commons test amid pleas from MPs for changes

Controversial asylum proposals have cleared their first Commons hurdle amid pleas from Tory MPs for amendments to protect trafficked women, children and modern slavery victims. The Illegal Migration Bill aims to stop people claiming asylum in the ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:45

People-smuggling ‘lynchpin’ spent illicit cash on £1,000 Louboutin trainers

A lynchpin figure in a cross-Channel operation charging £18,500 a head to smuggle people in lorries into the UK spent his illicit cash on £1,000 Louboutin trainers and building a house in his native Vietnam. Hai Xuan Le, who lived above a nail ...

22 Feb 2023 at 14:19

Government like ‘band on the Titanic’ over illegal migration, says Tory MP

A Tory MP compared the Government to the “band on the Titanic”, according to leaked WhatsApp messages. The messages, reported by Sky News and apparently leaked from the so-called Common Sense Group of Tory MPs on WhatsApp, reveal a number of ...

29 Jan 2023 at 20:33

‘Best smuggler’ jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings

An Iranian national who dubbed himself “the best smuggler” has been jailed for 17 years after he arranged Channel small boat crossings from his home in Lancashire. On Friday, Amanj Hasan Zada, of Stefano Road, Preston, was convicted by a ...

08 Nov 2024 at 16:35

Macron blames Brexit for rise in illegal immigration

Emmanuel Macron blamed Brexit for a rise in the number of small boats crossing the Channel, as he and Sir Keir Starmer announced a new “one in, one out” deal to return migrants. In a joint press conference with the Prime Minister on ...

10 Jul 2025 at 17:49

Three arrested as demo takes place outside hotel used to house migrants

Three people have been arrested at a protest and counter-protest outside a hotel being used to house migrants. Sunday saw the latest in a series of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after an asylum seeker was ...

27 Jul 2025 at 20:28

Protesters stage demo outside hotel used to house migrants

Hundreds of anti-illegal migration protesters and pro-immigration counter-protesters have demonstrated outside a hotel being used to house migrants. Sunday saw the latest in a series of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in ...

27 Jul 2025 at 18:55

Plans for new offence to crack down on promoting Channel crossings online

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans. Ministers are seeking to create a new offence under the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration ...

02 Aug 2025 at 22:30

Sanctions to be introduced to target people-smuggling gangs

Gang leaders, corrupt police officers and companies selling small boat equipment for Channel crossings could face having their assets frozen and being banned from travel to the UK in efforts to curb the people-smuggling ...

22 Jul 2025 at 08:23

First sanctions targeting people-smuggling gangs take effect

The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK. They target 25 individuals and entities ...

23 Jul 2025 at 09:15

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Findlay backs ECHR withdrawal to help tackle ‘unsustainable’ illegal immigration

Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has backed his party’s plans to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as he insisted that levels of illegal immigration were now ...

08 Oct 2025 at 16:41

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