UK to hand France £54m extra cash in new deal to help them stop migrants

UK to hand France £54m extra cash in new deal to help them stop migrants leaving their shores as ‘ANOTHER record number of people make the perilous journey today’ UK will hand £54million to French border force to tackle Channel crossings Home Secretary Priti Patel announced new agreement with French counterpart Numbers of French police officers … Read more

Una Healy and Ben Foden’s children are BLOCKED from entering the US to visit their father

Una Healy and Ben Foden’s children are BLOCKED from entering the US to visit their father… as stepmother Jackie Smith SLAMS Immigration Office for ‘breaking the kids’ hearts’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 12:00 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 12:21 BST, 13 July 2021 Una Healy’s children have been blocked from entering America … Read more

Priti Patel vows ‘fully digital border’ in immigration overhaul

Priti Patel promises a ‘digital border’ to stop illegal immigration and ‘slam the door on dangerous criminals’ – allowing the government to FINALLY count how many people are entering the country Priti Patel to deliver speech promising to fix UK’s ‘broken’ immigration system Reforms will see the UK introduce a US-style Electronic Travel Authorisation Changes … Read more

Nearly 200 migrants crossed English Channel to Kent yesterday

Nearly 200 migrants crossed Channel yesterday making May 2021’s busiest month already for small boat crossings An estimated 200 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel  Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 migrants are believed to have landed on a beach in Dungeness, Kent  … Read more

Migrants are sent on three-hour trip to detention centre while still wearing wet clothes

Migrants arriving in Dover after crossing English Channel are sent on three-hour 150m-mile trip to detention centre while still wearing wet clothes, report reveals At least 8,400 people reached UK in small boats after crossing Channel last year  Many are initially placed in short-term holding facilities (STHF) in Dover or Kent  Can stay for up … Read more

Up to 100 more migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel in torrential rain

Up to 100 more migrants arrive in the UK after crossing English Channel in torrential rain including group of 15 who landed their small boat on Kent beach An estimated 100 migrants are believed to have crossed the English Channel  Some 20 migrants were intercepted a sea by the Border Force cutter Speedwell Around 15 … Read more

Government confirms immigration overhaul in Queen’s Speech

Queen’s Speech: Immigration overhaul will block asylum for people who have travelled through ‘safe’ countries such as France and Belgium as ministers try to deter Channel crossings Government has unveiled legislation to overhaul the UK’s immigration system Migrants who passed through ‘safe’ country will be blocked from seeking asylum Shake-up will see migrants arriving illegally … Read more

Another UK Border Force intercepts 60 migrants in Dover after 113 made crossing on Monday

Another 60 migrants including young child arrive in Dover after making most of improving weather conditions after 113 made crossing on Monday Around 60 people, including a baby, intercepted by Border Force this morning Home Office also confirmed 113 migrants detained in seven incidents on Monday Figure for last two days surpasses the total for … Read more

Another 20 migrants brave bitter sea temperatures to cross Channel to UK in tiny boats

Another 20 migrants brave bitter sea temperatures to cross Channel to UK in tiny boats as 2021 total passes 1,500 Two groups of people arrived on British shores on UK Border Force vessels today The first of the small boats to arrive was not equipped with an outboard engine Arrivals mean number of migrants making … Read more

New study reveals a MILLION more EU migrants came to the UK over the last decade

New study reveals a MILLION more EU migrants came to the UK over the last decade than first thought, as it suggests governments made policy decisions based on inaccurate data It suggest governments have made policy decisions based on inaccurate data There were 54,000 fewer non-EU migrants every year than estimates since 2012 Net immigration … Read more