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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Helen Corbett

Social media ads for Channel crossings to be banned under new offence

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said Labour was planning a ‘major overhaul’ of the asylum appeal process (PA) - (PA Wire)

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new plans to crack down on smuggling gangs.

Ministers are seeking to create a new offence that would also outlaw the promise of illegal working being promoted online and could carry a large fine.

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