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More than 40,000 migrants have made Channel crossing this year, government confirms

Numbers have been rising in recent years despite UK efforts to clamp down on journeys

The Independent UK

Channel crossings to the UK exceed 40,000 for the year

In 2021, there were 28,561 recorded.

The Independent UK

What is the Manston asylum centre?

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

The Independent UK

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UK, France seen striking migrant deal, Med states seek new rules

Britain and France are set to agree a deal possibly as soon as Monday to ramp up their joint efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous crossings of the English Channel, a British newspaper reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Channel crossings to the UK inching closer to 40,000 this year amid new arrivals

Groups of people were pictured at Border Force facilities in Dover, Kent, on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

UK and French coastguards ‘passed buck’ as 27 people drowned in Channel

Crucial hours wasted debating who should rescue dinghy carrying 34 passengers, ITV documentary reveals

The Guardian - UK

Sunak: Home Secretary and I working ‘day and night’ to tackle Channel crossings

The number of people at the Kent site was down to 1,147 as of 8am on Wednesday, Home Office minister Lord Murray of Blidworth told the Lords.

The Independent UK

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Britain, France look to reset frayed ties under Sunak

Paris (AFP) - After years of public rows and even a brief naval stand-off in the Channel, Britain and France are looking to reset their relations under new UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

AFP

Channel crossings deal could see Border Force officers in French control rooms

The Government said the fresh agreement between the UK and France is in its final stages.

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

Evening Standard

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…

Evening Standard

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

AFP

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.

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Evening Standard

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

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

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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

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