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‘Hostile’ refugee policies behind migrant deaths, human rights groups say

Human rights groups have blamed the Government’s “hostile” refugee policies for the deaths of four migrants while attempting to cross the Channel on Wednesday. Government sources told the PA news agency that 43 people were rescued, with more than 30 ...

14 Dec 2022 at 15:00

Fewer than 100 people arrested for arriving illegally under new laws

Fewer than 100 people have been arrested for arriving illegally in the UK under new legislation designed to deter small boats from crossing the Channel. Figures released to the BBC after a freedom of information request show 96 people were arrested ...

12 Dec 2022 at 14:26

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SNP MP urges support for Bill to allow asylum seekers to work

An SNP MP has urged the UK Government to lift its ban on asylum seekers securing work. Glasgow North West MP Carol Monaghan is urging UK ministers to back her Bill which would give those seeking refuge permission to work. The Asylum Seekers ...

24 Dec 2022 at 00:01

MPs urged to oppose ‘cruel’ immigration Bill ahead of crucial Commons vote

Campaigners have called on MPs to “stand on the right side of history” ahead of a crucial Commons vote on the Government’s sweeping asylum reforms. Rishi Sunak said he was “throwing absolutely everything” at tackling Channel crossings and ...

11 Jul 2023 at 15:29

Senior Tory MPs rebel on Illegal Migration Bill votes as further concessions urged

Ministers are facing calls to make further concessions to their sweeping asylum reforms, after senior Tory MPs joined a small backbench rebellion amid a parliamentary tussle over the Illegal Migration Bill. Senior Tories used Tuesday’s ...

11 Jul 2023 at 23:08

Channel crossings deal ‘does not match scale or urgency of migrant crisis’

The UK’s latest deal with France to curb Channel crossings does not match the scale or urgency of the crisis and is “recycling the same failed response”, critics have claimed. The agreement, hiking the figure paid to France by the UK ...

14 Nov 2022 at 19:54

Migrant charity says new UK and France deal will be ‘drop in the ocean’

The UK Government’s new one in, one out migration agreement with France “lacks transparency” and is “sidestepping the issue”, charity leaders have said. Last week, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron ...

15 Jul 2025 at 22:05

PM urged to publish new climate plan with 100 days until legal deadline

The Prime Minister is being urged to publish the Government’s climate action plan ahead of a legal deadline in 100 days. The plea comes in an open letter co-ordinated by Friends of the Earth and signed by more than 50 businesses, ...

22 Jul 2025 at 17:04

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