Tag: Boats
Stop the Boats slogan was too stark, says Rishi Sunak
Nick RobinsonPresenter, Political ThinkingWatch: Rishi Sunak reveals regrets over 'stop the boats' sloganThere is one phrase, one slogan, one promise [...]
Man suspected of supplying small boats to people smugglers arrested
National Crime AgencyInflatable boats found at a storage site in Germany alleged to have been supplied to people smugglers operating English Channel c [...]
‘Stop the boats’ slogan was error, James Cleverly tells Tory activists
PARishi Sunak's “Stop the boats” slogan was an “error”, Conservative leadership contender James Cleverly has said. The slogan, adopted in January 2023 [...]
Keir Starmer looks to Italy on how to stop migrant boats
Getty ImagesSir Keir Starmer has suggested he will study Italy's asylum processing deal with Albania as part of a "pragmatic" approach to tackling mig [...]
Ex-police chief to lead efforts to tackle small boats
Getty ImagesMartin Hewitt was head of the National Police Chiefs' Council between 2019 and 2023Former police chief Martin Hewitt has been appointed to [...]
Could Labour ‘Stop the boats’?
30 minutes agoBy Mark Easton, Home EditorGetty ImagesDespite the risks, many migrants still attempt the dangerous journey across the ChannelIf Labour [...]
Taxes, the NHS and small boats
11 hours agoAnthony Reuben and Robert Cuffe,BBC VerifyITV/PARishi Sunak and Keir Starmer faced each other in their first televised debate of the elect [...]
Chris Mason: Sunak, Starmer and their small boats row
The issue of people crossing the Channel is so contested, even the terminology of the topic is disputed.
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Starmer to unveil plans to tackle small boats
The Labour leader will pledge to divert £75m from the Rwanda scheme to border security if he wins power.
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Stop the boats policy a ‘fake response’ to migration issues – UN
"Our priority is to stop the boats, which is why we have taken robust action to crack down on vile people-smuggling gangs, deter migrants from making [...]
French report criticises UK effort on small boats
"Despite the joint declaration of French and British interior ministers on 14 November 2022, who were committed to improving the work of dismantling t [...]
No ‘firm date’ to stop the boats – Sunak tells MPs
The PM said "we have made progress" on cutting the number of boats crossing the English Channel.Questioned by Labour's Dame Diana Johnson, Rishi Sunak [...]
Starmer quizzes PM on small boats ‘magical thinking’
Sir Keir Starmer quoted Suella Braverman, sacked this week as home secretary, as he questioned the prime minister's "magical thinking" on asylum seeke [...]
Cabinet reshuffle: Cleverly says he’s ‘absolutely committed to stopping the boats’
The new Home Secretary James Cleverly said he's "absolutely committed to stopping the boats".As he arrived at the Home Office, Mr Cleverly added that [...]
Row over Labour's small boats plan deepens
Ministers claim Labour's proposals would mean accepting thousands more asylum seekers from the EU.
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