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Renewed optimism for Franco-British ties after leaders hold first meeting

Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak held his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and vowed to address the issue of cross-Channel migrants quickly. He also hailed renewed optimism towards ties with European partners.

Radio France Internationale

Britain and France close to deal on tackling Channel crossings

Britain is on the verge of agreeing a deal with France to tackle the surge of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats, a Cabinet Minister said on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak ‘optimistic’ on Channel crossings after talks with Macron

UK prime minister vows to ‘get a grip’ on small boat crossings but deflects questions on concrete action

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Nottinghamshire MP Lee Anderson says illegal immigrants should be 'sent back'

He has urged the Government to 'grow a backbone' about the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats

Nottingham Post

UK and France in 'final stages' of deal to tackle Channel migrants crisis

Downing Street said a deal was drawing near after talks between Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron - as the number of people at Manston airfield fell to 1,600

Daily Mirror

Sunak meets Macron to discuss curbing Channel crossings at COP27

RISHI Sunak has been in talks with French president Emmanuel Macron about stopping migrants from crossing the Channel at COP27.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak vows: ‘I will grip this challenge of illegal migration’

Rishi Sunak has vowed to “grip this challenge of illegal migration” by working with European nations as he faced pressure to sign a new deal with France to curb Channel crossings. The Prime Minister said there was “lots” to talk about when he met Emmanuel Macron for the first time…

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UK and France in ‘final stages’ of deal to tackle illegal migration, says Downing Street

Rishi Sunak has vowed to ‘grip this challenge of illegal migration’ by working with European nations

Evening Standard

UK's new PM touts migrant cooperation after Macron meet

Sharm el Sheikh (Egypt) (AFP) - Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak on Monday vowed imminent action on cross-Channel migrants after his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.

AFP

Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s illegal migration rhetoric ‘misleading’, expert says

Channel crossings are wrongfully being ‘misrepresented as illegitimate’, a human rights advocate says

Evening Standard

Sunak meets Macron amid bid to strike new migrant crisis deal

The Prime Minister and French president met face-to-face for the first time at Cop27

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to use Cop27 to raise migrant crisis with French President

Ahead of the conference, the PM said the issue of small boats crossing the Channel was his ‘key priority’.

The Independent UK

Sealed borders are a fantasy and talk of invasion is toxic. There is an alternative

There is no perfect solution to immigration but one thing is clear: don’t dehumanise

The Guardian - UK

Most Britons think country has lost control of its border since Brexit: poll

Only 7% of Opinium respondents believe government is in control of situation in the English Channel

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Daily Mirror

Inside the dinghy graveyard full of wreckage of boats used by Channel refugees

A stretch of beach close to Dunkirk in northern France resembles a dinghy graveyard as desperate migrants rush to take the perilous journey before winter sets in

Evening Standard

UK asylum system: What happens to people who cross the Channel and make a claim?

Almost 40,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats in 2022, according to Government data, but that is just the start of their journey through the UK asylum process

Evening Standard

Two migrant groups left stranded at Victoria station after ‘misunderstanding’, says minister

Two migrant groups who crossed the English Channel were left stranded in London after a “misunderstanding” with UK officials, a minister has said.

The National (Scotland)

BBC reporter admits 'poor' choice of words over inflammatory immigration report

A BBC reporter who used inflammatory language about immigrants during a report on Channel crossings has admitted to a “poor” choice of words,…

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The Independent UK

What is the Manston asylum centre?

Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but is already struggling with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings

The Independent UK

‘Bit of a cheek’ for migrants to complain about conditions at overcrowded Manston, says minister OLD

Centre in Kent being expanded to take more than 1,600 people arriving across the Channel

Daily Mirror

Suella Braverman flies 19 miles to Manston asylum centre by Chinook helicopter

Home Secretary Suella Braverman travelled the short distance from Dover to Manston - 30 minutes in a car - by £30 million, twin-rotor support aircraft - so she could look at the Channel coastline. There weren't any boats.

The Guardian - UK

Tory disquiet over Channel crossings shakes projection of unity under Sunak

Some MPs says PM’s vociferous defence of Suella Braverman shows a failure to properly grasp the issue

The Independent UK

Migrant crisis is down to failed policies – not Albanians, says nation’s PM

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has singled out Albanian asylum seekers after a big increase in the numbers of them crossing the Channel.

Evening Standard

Stop blaming us for your migrant crisis, Albania’s Prime Minister tells Suella Braverman

Albania’s PM accuses Braverman of singling out Albania to ‘excuse policy failures’

The Independent UK

Braverman told to stop targeting Albanians to ‘excuse failures’ by nation’s PM

The Home Secretary was criticised by Edi Rama for using ‘easy rhetoric’ that ‘ignores hard facts’.

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