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Home Office resumes responsibility for stopping small boat crossings

Boris Johnson handed leadership for operations in the Channel to the Royal Navy in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants.

The Independent UK

French coastguard rescues 83 people from small boats crossing Channel

Passengers taken to Calais after two vessels got into difficulty near Gravelines on north coast of France

The Guardian - UK

French coastguard rescues 83 migrants on UK-bound small boats

People on two boats were rescued in the Channel on Sunday, as the number of migrants who have made the crossing so far in 2023 nears 1,000.

The Independent UK

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Grayson Perry’s Full English on Channel 4 review: a typically incisive look at what it means to be English

The artist’s latest series looks at what it means to be part of this country, from the south coast to the Scottish borders

Evening Standard

Rwanda flights on hold while legal action continues – minister

It comes as more migrants crossed the Channel to the UK on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Nearly half of asylum seekers facing removal from UK to Rwanda are married

Survey contradicts Priti Patel’s claims that people crossing Channel are ‘not genuine’ asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

UK accused of abandoning 38 people adrift in Channel

French coastguards claim British rescue services said they would help people in dinghy but failed to do so

The Guardian - UK

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Censorship fears over plan to keep Channel people-smugglers off social media

Charity says government’s move to tackle ‘TikTok traffickers’ could affect ability to highlight plight of refugees

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 migrants cross Channel to UK as French coastguard rescues 45

The Ministry of Defence said 106 people made the journey in two boats on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

French coastguard rescues 45 people from boat in difficulty in the Channel

The operation took place off the French coast on Tuesday afternoon.

The Independent UK

Dinghy crossings stop for two weeks after English Channel disaster claims four lives

It is the longest uninterrupted break in activity for nine months, figures show

Evening Standard

No Channel migrant crossings recorded for two weeks

It is the longest uninterrupted break in activity for nine months, figures show.

The Independent UK

‘They’ll try more dangerous ways’: Son of asylum seeker on failed Rwanda flight says policy won’t stop others

Charities are seeking to appeal a High Court ruling that said the Rwanda policy is lawful

The Independent UK

Channel migrants: Most people claiming to be modern slavery victims are Albanian

Home Office data was obtained from Migration Watch under freedom of information laws.

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Macron to host Sunak for UK-France summit in March

Rishi Sunak will travel to France for talks with Emmanuel Macron covering a range of issues including the small boats crossing the Channel.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government drafts in disaster charity to help with Channel lorry queues

THE UK government has drafted in a disaster response charity to help stuck lorry drivers in the event of future chaos at Dover, it has emerged.

The Independent UK

Sunak: Fresh laws ‘most important’ part of plan to tackle Channel crossings

The Prime Minister repeated promises that his Government would ‘stop the boats’.

The Independent UK

First small boat Channel crossing of 2023 takes place

Some 44 people crossed the Channel in a boat on Monday.

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Daily Mirror

Boy, 12, who survived Channel migrant boat tragedy had family wiped out by Taliban

The boy was one of more than 30 people rescued from a sinking dinghy in the British Channel last month. Four migrants died when a flimsy dinghy capsized in freezing waters on its way from France to England

Evening Standard

Border Force patrolling French beaches for first time with local officers in bid to stop migrant crossings

The first joint patrol took place just before Christmas after months of negotiations between UK and French officials

Evening Standard

Watch: More than 45,000 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in 2022

A record 45,756 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats in 2022, new Government figures show.

The Guardian - UK

Channel crossings: 45,756 people came to UK in small boats in 2022

Last crossings were on Christmas Day, with none recorded in last six days of the year

The National (Scotland)

Channel crossings rocket in 2022 as UK Government fails to grant asylum applications

A TOTAL of 45,756 people have crossed the Channel to the UK in 2022, Government figures show.

The Independent UK

Small boat crossings of the English Channel: Key numbers

Albanians accounted for 35% of arrivals in the first nine months of 2022.

Wales Online

Number of migrants who crossed Channel last year was more than 45,000

Over the last 12 months, politicians have made a series of attempts to get a grip on the migrant crisis

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