Just one in five voters thinks Rwanda plan will actually 'stop the boats' Only 22% of 1,500 voters quizzed online think the controversial policy will be a deterrent Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023
‘You walked in and your heart sank’: the shocking inside story of Manston detention centre Last year, the short-term facility in Kent ballooned into a vast, unsafe camp holding thousands of people, including children. How did our asylum system get so broken – and what does it reveal about Rishi Sunak’s promise to stop the small boats? The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2023
Albanian premier hits out at ‘disgraceful’ Braverman attack on migrants Edi Rama said the Home Secretary’s comments about ‘Albanian criminals’ crossing the Channel marked a low point in relations. The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023
You can soon take an epic 56-day bus ride with stops in 22 countries From this summer Bus to London by Adventures Overland will be travelling through 22 countries, covering 12,000 km in 56 days, from Istanbul to Slovenia, up to the top of Norway and then down to France and over the Channel Daily Mirror · Mar 21, 2023
Illegal immigration: cracking down on smuggling makes gangs more organised – and costs migrant lives The illegal migration bill is the government’s latest proposal to tackle the rise in small boat Channel crossings, by detaining and removing anyone who arrives in the UK without valid permission to enter. The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023
Suella Braverman’s ‘stop the boats’ plan would bar 45,000 children from UK Refugee Council’s claims on impact of her bill come as the home secretary, on a visit to Rwanda, faces pressure from her own party The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023
Rwanda asylum plan: Timeline of goverment’s policy to deport migrants This is how events leading up to the Home Secretary’s trip to Rwanda unfolded The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023
The Rwanda asylum plan – a timeline This is how events leading up to the Home Secretary’s trip to Rwanda unfolded. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023
France vs Wales, Six Nations 2023: Kick-off time, TV channel, team news, lineups, venue, odds today Les Bleus can still win the title, but need a huge favour from England in Dublin Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2023
Over 300 experts sign letter slamming government’s ‘unworkable’ migrant Bill The scholars said the bill would not stop small boats crossing the Channel. The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
More than 300 experts sign letter against Government’s ‘unworkable’ Illegal Migration Bill The scholars said the Bill would not stop small boats crossing the Channel Evening Standard · Mar 15, 2023
More than 300 experts sign letter against Government’s ‘unworkable’ migrant Bill The scholars said the Bill would not stop small boats crossing the Channel. The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023
Tory chair apologises for ‘blob of civil servants’ email in Braverman’s name Greg Hands says sorry through cabinet secretary for message blaming civil service for failure to stop Channel crossings The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
Tom Tugendhat defends asylum bill but dodges questions on lack of legal routes Security minister denies only route for women’s rights activist from Iran is via a boat across the Channel The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2023 Gove says Ukraine hosts show ‘Britain at its best’ but message branded ‘hollow’ The Homes for Ukraine Scheme anniversary comes amid debate on the Illegal Migration Bill – which would stop asylum seekers who have crossed Channel.
Daily Mirror · Mar 13, 2023 Hundreds take part in protest outside Parliament against 'cruel' Illegal Migration Bill Huge crowds have gathered in Parliament Square chanting 'stop the bill' as MPs debated Home Secretary Suella Braverman's draconian plans to end Channel crossings
Reuters · Mar 13, 2023 British navy warship escorts Russian frigate in waters close to UK Britain's Royal Navy said on Monday that it was escorting a Russian frigate and tanker in waters close to the UK having shadowed the vessels through the Channel on Sunday morning.
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023 MPs debate government plans to stop small boats crossing English Channel MPs debated the government’s Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Commons on Monday (13 March).
Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2023 Rishi Sunak urged by top Tory to make small boats bill ‘tough and humane’ Rishi Sunak was urged on Monday by a senior Tory to amend his flagship immigration bill to make it “humane” as well as “tough” by opening up safe and legal asylum routes at the same time as clamping down on the flow of small boats across the Channel.
Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023 Migrants waiting to cross Channel thank 'hero' Gary Lineker for opposing immigration bill Ahmad Harris, who fled Kabul six months ago and has family in the UK, has compared the BBC's move to silence Gary Lineker to the tactics of the Taliban in Afghanistan
Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023 Stopping migrants crossing Channel 'not a priority for most British voters' Small boats controversy is only a crucial issue for less than a fifth of people, while 67pc cite cost of living and 58pc the NHS
The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023 Stopping Channel crossings not public’s main priority, polling suggests Cost of living, the NHS and better-paid jobs were main concerns for more people, according to the research by Ipsos.
The National (Scotland) · Mar 10, 2023 UK to pay France £500m to prevent small boat Channel crossings BRITAIN will pay France nearly half a billion pounds over the next three years to step up efforts to prevent small boats from crossing the Channel,…
Radio France Internationale · Mar 10, 2023 Macron, Sunak agree deal to stop illegal cross-Channel migration British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed a new pact worth over 500 million euros to stop illegal cross-Channel migration, at a summit in Paris aimed at forging a new start after years of Brexit tensions.
ABC News · Mar 10, 2023 Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron to ramp up border security in multi-million-pound deal Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron celebrate a "new chapter" in UK-France relations as they sign an agreement that will see French border security heightened to prevent asylum seekers crossing the English Channel