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Scottish Government pledges £10 million for two specialist defence colleges

THE Scottish Government has confirmed £10 million of funding – allowing two new specialist defence colleges to be established north of the border ...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 15

Nigel Farage rows back on Jenrick’s claim that Reform would let Navy use ‘lethal force’ against migrants

Mr Jenrick had earlier on Monday claimed that a Reform government would let the Royal Marines use ‘lethal force’ against migrants crossing the Channel without permission

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Farage denies Reform would let troops shoot small boats after Jenrick’s ‘lethal force’ claim

Farage’s intervention comes as Reform chair Zia Yusuf criticises ‘everybody’ in former Tory government that included Jenrick and Suella Braverman

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters gather in Gosport believing small boat was due to disembark there

Anti-migrant protesters had gathered near the marina in the Hampshire town on Tuesday evening following the initial reports that the migrants were en route

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Dozens of migrants who refused help of French coastguard being taken ‘to Dover’

The French coastguard said around 60 migrants on a small boat spent more than 33 hours at sea ‘in precarious conditions’.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

UK rescue boats sent to collect migrant dinghy which has spent 30 hours at sea

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the migrants will be transferred to Border Security Command.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

RNLI lifeboats sent to rescue migrant dinghy which has spent 30 hours in Channel

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the migrants will be transferred to UK Border Force

The Independent UK · Sep 22

UK supporting Saudi Arabia could help keep fuel prices down, minister claims

Energy prices have already shot up following conflict involving Iran and the shutting down of the Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK · Sep 22

UK borders are secure, minister says after migrant boat reaches coast undetected

Defence minister Luke Pollard dismissed suggestions the Government had lost control of the border.

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Famous bearskin hats worn by Buckingham Palace guards face axe over ‘ethical’ concerns

They say that the government’s use of real bearskin sourced from Canada is ‘impossible to justify’

The Independent UK · Sep 14