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From Dover harbour to Marston and Napier barracks, the UK is offering asylum seekers who cross the Channel a very mixed reception

At least 27 people died when their dinghy capsized in November 2021, but the UK investigation has yet to talk to their relatives

A new deal struck between the UK and France to curb the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has been announced. It involves the UK paying £8 million more to France to increase surveillance and enforcement, mainly on the French coast.

Albanians are now the biggest single nationality arriving in the UK by crossing the Channel, with 12,000 making the journey so far this year.

Albania’s prime minister says Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of immigrants crossing the English Channel illegally

Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’

Natalie Elphicke pressed for more action than just observation.

The Prime Minister faced questions from some of his own MPs over the latest agreement

The Prime Minister faced questions from some of his own MPs over the latest agreement.

Critics have accused the Government of ‘recycling the same failed response’.

Paris (AFP) - The French and British coastguard services passed the buck as a dinghy packed with migrants sank in the Channel last year, leading to the most deadly such accident on record, according to reports on Monday.