The Latest Breaking News from Border Force

Families of UK or dual nationals in Gaza condemn Sunak for evacuation delays

No 10 says 200 people registered with UK authorities, and Border Force officials sent to Egypt to help evacuation if fighting paused

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023

Border Force in position to help get UK residents out of Gaza, PM reveals

UK Border Force teams are set up in Egypt to “quickly” assist British nationals to escape from Gaza when a crossing is opened, the Prime…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 26, 2023

UK mercy mission as Border Force teams sent to Egypt to rescue 200 Britons trapped in Gaza

PM said he was ‘very keen’ to bring home around 200 trapped Britons

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Pay grievances put Border Force at ‘heightened’ risk of corruption – watchdog

David Neal also questioned the Government’s decision to redact parts of his report on ‘insider threat’ in the Border Force.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s vow to stop small boat crossings ‘delusionary’, former French ambassador says

Sylvie Bermann warns long coastline and smugglers’ changing tactics mean crossings cannot be totally stopped

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Small boat arrivals continue as Channel crossings set to top 17,000

About 50 people, thought to be asylum seekers, were brought ashore by an RNLI lifeboat at Dungeness, Kent, on Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Ministers under pressure to tackle small boat crossings after six die in the Channel

Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2023

Fresh anger over Channel boat deaths as government under pressure over safe and legal routes

Campaigners described the incident as an ‘appalling and preventable tragedy’ while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs facilitating the boats

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Six dead and dozens rescued after migrant boat capsizes in Channel as search continues

Migrants were using shoes to bail water out of the sinking boat, according to one volunteer

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2023

Migrants rescued as number of people crossing Channel ‘hits 100k since 2018’

Several migrants have been rescued from the English Channel as the number of people crossing on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 10, 2023