migrants
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.
Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp
The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.
Italy’s President rebukes Elon Musk over migration court ruling comments
The Tesla and X chief had criticised the rulings by a Roman court.
Nine boats carrying 572 people intercepted crossing the Channel
The figures bring the total number of migrants to arrive so far this year to 32,691, higher than in 2023 but lower than at the same point in 2022.
Women and children among latest arrivals on small boats crossing Channel
The latest figures bring the total for the year so far to 31,975.
‘Best smuggler’ jailed for 17 years after arranging Channel small boat crossings
A video found on YouTube showed Amanj Hasan Zada at a party with musicians singing a song in Kurdish feting him as ‘the best smuggler’.
More than 50 migrants rescued in Channel as bodies found at sea
An investigation has been opened by the Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor’s office after the French coastguard found bodies in the water.
Police chief warns of growing people smuggling threat as Channel crossings rise
Interpol’s Richard Chambers said people smuggling was a crime that was ‘developing fast’.
Man whose truck was filled with debris used by rioters jailed for 27 months
Jake Turton, 38, was part of the disorder which broke out outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham