Rwanda
Starmer: Taking down gangs ‘single most effective way’ to stop small boats
The Prime Minister said that he had discussed stopping smuggling gangs with his counterparts in Germany, Italy and France.
Tories say migration deals ‘won’t work’ as Government vows to ‘tackle upstream’
The comments come as official figures show that over 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel in the last week.
Two more cases of more transmissible mpox detected in UK
The two cases were detected in household contacts of the first case, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to three.
Channel crossings: October busiest month of the year so far
Home Office figures show 5,417 people made the journey in 31 days.
Government vows to end asylum hotels amid claims more could be used
Labour pledged in its manifesto to stop housing migrants in taxpayer-funded hotels.
Former PM Sir John Major criticises Tories’ ‘un-British’ Rwanda policy
The former prime minister said he dislikes ‘intensely the way society has come to regard immigration as an ill’.
Home Secretary announces £75 million to crack down on people smugglers
The cash injection aims to deliver new technology and further the capabilities of the UK’s Border Security Command, she said.
UK showed ‘great interest’ in Italy-Albania migrant deal, Giorgia Meloni says
Sir Keir Starmer, meanwhile, claimed his Government had made a return to ‘British pragmatism’ on migration.
Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s strategies to curb migration
The Prime Minister is visiting Rome as he continues his attempts to reset relations with the UK’s nearest neighbours.
Italy’s deal with Albania ‘very different’ to Rwanda plan, says Home Secretary
Yvette Cooper sought to draw a distinction between the two third country processing schemes as Sir Keir Starmer visited Rome.