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The Home Secretary signalled her support for a report calling for the immediate detention of asylum seekers arriving in the UK illegally.

Home secretary endorses hardline report also demanding lifetime ban on settlement for using ‘illegal’ route

French emergency services have reportedly rescued some 240 migrants heading in small boats across the Channel to the southern coast of England within a 24-hour period this week.

Harem Ahmed Abwbaker is accused of being complicit in crossing that resulted in deaths of more than 20 people

Almost 900 migrants made the journey on Tuesday, the Ministry of Defence said.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for extradition proceedings.

A man has been arrested in connection with a boat disaster where at least 27 migrants drowned in the English Channel.

French police stopped close to 50 migrants on Tuesday from attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain after mild weather and calm waters led a growing number of people to undertake the dangerous journey in recent days.

The Times says the plans would emulate a New Labour policy from the early 2000s.