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Campaigners brand Bill to curb Channel crossings ‘unethical and impractical’

Charities and human rights organisations have condemned the Government proposals.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

What does the UK government’s bill on illegal immigration propose?

Ministers say the bill will stop people crossing the Channel in small boats but critics say the plans are unworkable

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

The Channel migrant crisis – a timeline

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has set out plans to stop the small boats crossing from France.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Suella Braverman vows to stop migrant Channel crossings with new laws

The Home Secretary said it would ‘betray’ British voters not to tackle the ‘waves of illegal migrants’.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

Watch: Suella Braverman announces plan to stop illegal channel crossings

Watch the scene in the House of Commons as Suella Braverman announces her plan to stop illegal channel crossings.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023

OPINION - Rishi Sunak chases easy headlines on migrant boats at his political peril

Rishi Sunak inherited a political position from Liz Truss that was probably hopeless — but if he has any hope at all, he has two. The first hope, which it is not in his gift to control, is that the economy might turn in time and that he might take…

Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2023

UN refugee agency ‘profoundly concerned’ by UK’s illegal migration bill saying it amounts to an asylum ban – as it happened

UNHCR says bill extinguishes the right to seek refugee protection in the UK for those who arrive irregularly

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Suella Braverman: small boats plan will push boundaries of international law

Rishi Sunak says bill will ‘take back control of our borders’ but critics argue the proposals are unworkable

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023

Britain to Detail Plan to Ban Asylum for Channel Migrants

Britain's government will on Tuesday set out plans for a new law barring those entering the country through unofficial routes from claiming asylum, in a bid to stop tens of thousands of migrants arriving on its shores in small boats. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping boat arrivals one…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2023

Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023