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MP agrees to donate £1,000 to crew’s fundraising effort after alerting authorities to their boat off Great Yarmouth

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After satisfying the coastguard that their boat was not carrying migrants, they continued.

COMMENT: As home secretary Yvette Cooper announces £100m to pay for more border officers and new surveillance technology, among a raft of key measures, Sean O'Grady admits that there is no silver bullet to stop illegal immigration – and that slow, unshowy progress risks playing into Reform UK’s hands

Supporters of the proscribed organisation have also been advised to use burner phones in case they are seized during protests

Parliament’s standards commissioner found Mr Lowe had not breached the rules governing donations to MPs over a crowdfunder for his grooming inquiry.

The BBC said it was launched because Mr Lowe is yet to declare money from his private grooming gang inquiry on his register of interests.

Mandy Clare was charged with assault and criminal damage after an incident at Pride

MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock says he will remain an independent after surrendering whip last week