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900 Afghans crossed Channel this year but ‘many will be abandoned under lllegal Migration Bill’ - thinktank

The majority of small boat crossings in 2023 were made by Afghan nationals

Evening Standard

French court jails Afghans over Channel people smuggling

A French court has jailed four Afghans and handed lesser sentences to five others for illegally smuggling migrants across the Channel to Britain on dinghies in 2021.

Radio France Internationale

Rishi Sunak forced to back down on refusal to set up new safe and legal routes before ‘stopping the boats’

Amendment to Illegal Migration Bill will mandate new alternatives to Channel crossings after Tory rebellion

The Independent UK

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Marcus Smith: 'I want to win Champions Cup. To do that in England is extremely tough'

Harlequins' England fly-half says Premiership needs to match spending power of French clubs and stops short of ruling out move across Channel one day

Daily Mirror

Home Office expects to support up to 140,000 asylum seekers after record Channel crossings

Home secretary’s lawyers tell High Court situation is ‘emergency’ as council battles asylum camp at RAF base

The Independent UK

Britain expects up to 56,000 immigrants to arrive in small boats this year

Britain is anticipating that 56,000 migrants will cross the Channel in small boats to its shores this year, court documents show, meaning it would be need to house as many as 140,000 asylum seekers.

Reuters

Nottinghamshire Conservative candidate suspended after posting on Facebook about 'stoning' refugees

He posted on Facebook in 2021 about 'stoning' refugees who cross the Channel

Nottingham Post

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Channel crossings top 5,000 for the year so far

Figures show more than 100 migrants arrived in the UK on Monday after making the journey.

The Independent UK

English Channel migrant crossings pass 5,000 in 2023

Numbers rising after bad weather stopped crossings for five days, raising questions over government ‘deterrent’ strategy

The Independent UK

Tories FINALLY suspend candidate who posted on Facebook about 'stoning' Channel migrants

Stuart Peach is standing for the Conservatives in Ashfield where party deputy chairman Lee Anderson is the MP. It is too late to remove him from the ballot paper where he will be listed as a Tory candidate

Daily Mirror

Orient Express set to scrap plans for UK line because of Brexit delays

The Orient Express has dropped the London-to-Folkestone leg of the route because it has become too difficult to cross the Channel after the UK's departure from the European Union

Daily Mirror

Tory candidate posted on Facebook about 'stoning' refugees who cross the Channel

The Conservative Party is refusing to say whether it will take any disciplinary action against Stuart Peach. He is standing to become a councillor in Ashfield where Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson is the MP

Daily Mirror

Orient Express scraps UK service because of Brexit

Delays crossing the Channel mean it is now no longer viable to run the service

Wales Online

Nearly 45,000 Channel migrants arrived in UK in 12 months since Rwanda deal

Former home secretary Priti Patel signed the agreement with the east African nation in April 2022

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak: I can’t be sure small boats will be stopped before election

PM calls fulfilling Channel crossings pledge ‘complicated’ in wide-ranging ConservativeHome interview

Daily Mirror

Tories believe Channel crossings will INCREASE despite PM's pledge to 'stop the boats'

Ministers are under pressure to clamp down on people-smuggling gangs as record numbers of migrants are expected to risk their lives making perilous journeys in small boats

Wales Online

Suella Braverman’s rhetoric labelled 'racist' by Tory peer

Home Secretary comes under fire from Baroness Sayeeda Warsi for singling out small boats crossing the Channel and British Pakistani grooming gangs

The Guardian - UK

Home Office admits no evidence to support key claim on small boat crossings

Exclusive: UK government concedes it cannot substantiate assertion that majority crossing Channel are economic migrants

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The Guardian - UK

Cheap flights, Brexit, now Dover chaos – is this the end of the road for continental coach tours?

While many operators still ply the cross-Channel route, some businesses are focusing instead on domestic trips

The Guardian - UK

Travellers crossing Channel from UK face 90-minute delays on Good Friday

Ferry operators expect bank holiday weekend to be busy with ‘large queues’ at entrance to Dover port

The Independent UK

Lifeboat crew rescues group of people after small boats incident in Channel

A large group of rescued people were photographed arriving at a beach in Dungeness, Kent on Tuesday.

Daily Mirror

Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on the British coast

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

The Independent UK

Channel crossings down 17% in first quarter of the year compared with 2022

Amid changeable weather conditions at sea, no crossings have been recorded since March 29.

The Independent UK

E-scooter firms pledge to continue UK operations despite Paris ban vote

Dott and Tier said their e-scooters will remain available for use on this side of the Channel.

The Independent UK

Should refuge be granted to Afghan war heroes who served with UK forces? Have your say in our poll

Afghans now account for the largest number of small boat migrants, with more than 9,000 having made the Channel crossing in 2022

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