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Charities say Rwanda plan not deterring ‘desperate’ migrants crossing Channel

Refugee charities said the Government’s plan to send migrants to Rwanda has done little to deter people from making the perilous journey to the UK, as Channel crossings resumed at the weekend. Some 254 people were detected in small boats crossing ...

02 May 2022 at 16:25

Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

A growing number of people fleeing Afghanistan are risking their lives to reach the UK on small boats – and are at risk of being sent to Rwanda after arriving. The number of Afghans crossing the English Channel on small boats has increased since ...

25 Aug 2022 at 17:19

More than 1,000 people cross the Channel in small boats

More than 1,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats the day after the total for the year exceeded 30,000, according to Government figures. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 21 boats were intercepted on Thursday carrying 1,...

23 Sept 2022 at 10:43

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 25,000

Women and children are among a group of people brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat as the number of people crossing the English Channel this year by small boats nears 25,000. About 40 people were brought to Dungeness in Kent before they were ...

27 Aug 2022 at 11:36

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 ...

14 Mar 2023 at 00:45

Migration Bill a ‘traffickers’ charter’ that ‘will lock up children’ – Cooper

The Illegal Migration Bill is effectively a “traffickers’ charter” that will “lock up children” and remove support from women who have been trafficked, Yvette Cooper has said. The shadow home secretary asked “how low have the Tory party ...

13 Mar 2023 at 22:22

19-year-old charged in connection with migrant boat deaths in the Channel

A teenager has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry to the UK after four people died when a migrant boat capsized in the Channel on Wednesday. Ibrahima Bah, 19, of no fixed address, has been remanded in custody and ...

18 Dec 2022 at 16:55

Braverman dodges question on timescale for stopping Channel crossings

The Home Secretary has refused to put a timescale on when the Government’s plans to stop small boats crossing the Channel will succeed. The Government is set to publish legislation designed to stop migrants crossing the English ...

09 Feb 2023 at 20:04

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Here are some of the key statistics for people arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats: – How many people have made the crossing? The number has increased steadily each year since 299 people were ...

06 Mar 2023 at 13:21

Sunak’s small boats plans ‘push boundaries of international law’

Rishi Sunak has “pushed the boundaries of international law” with legislation to tackle small boat crossings of the Channel, the Home Secretary has said. Suella Braverman and the Prime Minister will on Tuesday unveil their ...

07 Mar 2023 at 08:43

Sunak and Braverman test limits of law with plan to ‘stop the boats’

Suella Braverman has said a plan to prevent migrants using small boats to reach the UK “pushes the boundaries of international law” but insisted action is needed because the asylum system is being “overwhelmed”. The Home ...

07 Mar 2023 at 12:19

‘Got to break cycle of criminal gangs’ enabling migrants across Channel, says PM

The Prime Minister said he wants to “break the cycle” of criminal gangs enabling migrants to cross the Channel as the Government unveiled plans to prevent small boats travelling to the UK. Rishi Sunak visited a Home ...

07 Mar 2023 at 17:29

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