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Tories Tear Into Starmer Over Channel Chaos

The illegal Channel crossings crisis has hit new heights in 2025, and the blame game in Westminster is boiling over.

The Fashion Central · May 17, 2025

Massive Drop in Illegal Crossings Predicted After Bold Asylum Overhaul

A bold new proposal is calling for asylum centres to be set up in France to stop the dangerous and chaotic Channel crossings once and for all.

The Fashion Central · May 16, 2025

UK to begin talks on return hubs for failed asylum seekers

The announcement comes in the same week that the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats passed 12,000 for the year.

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

Urgent Call for Major Law Change to Expose the Truth Behind Channel and Asylum Deaths

MP Nadia Whittome has called for a new law that would force the Home Office to reveal the number of deaths in the asylum system, including those who perish

The Fashion Central · May 13, 2025

Groans as Lee Anderson suggests Jeremy Corbyn should be deported with Channel migrants

Lee Anderson's call for Jeremy Corbyn to be deported alongside migrants who cross the Channel to reach the UK prompted groans in the House of Commons on Monday (12 May).

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

One person dead after several migrant boats attempt to cross English Channel

A total of 192 people were rescued by the French coastguard between Sunday night and Monday morning

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

Migrant dies and seven others injured in new English Channel small boats tragedy

Around 60 men, woman and children were rescued off the coast of northern France early on Monday morning

Evening Standard · May 12, 2025

Ex-Royal Marine completes ‘world’s longest triathlon’ at Everest summit

Mitch Hutchcraft swam across the Channel, cycled to India and ran to Nepal, covering 8,000 miles, to raise money for charity

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025

Women and children among migrants to have crossed the Channel

The arrivals are the first to have made the crossing to the UK in more than a week.

Evening Standard · May 10, 2025

Royal Navy warship shadows Russian submarine through English Channel

The HMS Tyne kept a check on the kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it travelled back to Russia.

Evening Standard · May 9, 2025