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Children fleeing danger in small boats should be deported, says Tory thinktank

Policy Exchange paper envisages sidestepping Human Rights and Modern Slavery acts to eliminate legal challenges

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023

Braverman dodges question on timescale for stopping Channel crossings

The Government is set to publish legislation designed to stop migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK in small boats.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

Rishi Sunak rebukes Tory vice-chair for backing death penalty

Lee Anderson, who was given role on Tuesday, also called for a naval ‘standoff’ in the Channel over small boats

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Mother whose children were sent across Channel without her arrives in UK

Woman tells how people-smugglers launched three children, aged 14, nine and five, on dinghy and left her behind

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023

Rishi Sunak wants to ban migrants coming on boats from appealing deportation

Rishi Sunak is considering plans to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats appealing against their deportation, according to reports.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2023

Sunak ‘plans to stop deportation appeals’ for people who reach UK in small boats

Home Office reportedly proposed two options to try to prevent those crossing Channel from claiming asylum

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023

Brittany Ferries planning to bring French tourism boost to Plymouth

The cross-channel operator is involved in a new partnership initiative being funded by VisitBritain

Birmingham Post · Feb 3, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s migration plan ‘would have left 45,000 in permanent limbo last year’

Refugee Council warns tens of thousands who crossed Channel to UK in 2022 would have been detained indefinitely under proposals

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

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 · Jan 31, 2023

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 · Jan 29, 2023