Tag: Boats
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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Are more small boats being stopped by French police?
While the number of interceptions increased between 2021 and 2022, the proportion of people stopped from crossing fell slightly: 43% of people who att [...]
A Rising Tide Lifts Many Boats, but So Far Not Biden’s
Inflation at long last is down. So are gas prices and Covid deaths and violent crime and illegal immigration. Unemployment remains near record lows. T [...]
Introduce refugee visa to curb Channel boats, urges charity
Charities say the government’s new immigration law is unworkable and set out an alternative plan.
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Big win for ministers seeking solution to small boats problem
In the short term, the Illegal Migration Act (as it soon will be) will mean, among other things, the mobile phones of those crossing in small boats ca [...]
Rishi Sunak pressing ahead with bill to curb small boats
The PM regards the much-criticised migration bill as fair and compassionate, his spokesman says.
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Oil news – US and UK naval forces responded to Iranian fast-attack boats in Gulf on Sunday
The news over the weekend was of oil output cuts:Also related to crude oil were United States and United Kingdom Royal Navy forces activity in the St [...]
Rishi Sunak on children, boats and Illegal Migration Bill
Rishi Sunak has said children would be housed in “appropriate” holding accommodation and not separated from their asylum-seeking families. The prime m [...]
Tory rebellion over small boats bill put on hold
A group of MPs will meet with ministers to look at how to tighten up the bill, instead of voting against it.
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Can Sunak-Macron bromance help stop the boats?
The PM is staking his reputation on resolving the issue of migrants crossing the Channel.
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