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Suella Braverman signs new deal with France on migrants crossing English Channel

THE UK has negotiated a new deal with France to try and stop people crossing the English Channel in small boats.

The National (Scotland)

Sunak ‘confident’ migrant numbers will come down as he hails deal with France

The Prime Minister was speaking after the number of people making the perilous journey to the UK across the Channel so far this year topped 40,000.

The Independent UK

Britain agrees to pay France £63million to halt migrants' dangerous Channel crossings

Home Secretary Suella Braverman struck the £63million deal with her counterpart on Monday morning, which will put British border staff in French control rooms for the first time

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MPs, unions and refugee groups condemn Braverman’s small boats deal with France

Critics claim latest effort to reduce Channel crossings is ‘throwing good money after bad’

The Guardian - UK

Britain, France agree fresh push to tackle illegal migrants

Britain and France on Monday signed an agreement worth 72.2 million euros ($74.5 million) over the coming year to ramp up efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous journeys across the Channel.

Reuters

Pontins, student halls and cruise ships may be used to house asylum seekers as 40,000 cross the channel

The Home Office announced that 'nothing is off the table' with 'just weeks' to solve a growing backlog of visa applications.

Chronicle Live

Ministers to launch bid to stop small boats, as Channel migrant numbers hit 40,000

Ministers are expected to set out a plan to reduce the number of unauthorised migrants entering the UK via the Channel, as the total for 2022 passes a record 40,000.

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More than 40,000 migrants have made Channel crossing this year, government confirms

Numbers have been rising in recent years despite UK efforts to clamp down on journeys

The Independent UK

Channel crossings to the UK exceed 40,000 for the year

In 2021, there were 28,561 recorded.

The Independent UK

What is the Manston asylum centre?

Kent facility opened in January intended for short-term detention and processing of applicants but struggled with overcrowding after high number of Channel crossings

The Independent UK

UK, France seen striking migrant deal, Med states seek new rules

Britain and France are set to agree a deal possibly as soon as Monday to ramp up their joint efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous crossings of the English Channel, a British newspaper reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Channel crossings to the UK inching closer to 40,000 this year amid new arrivals

Groups of people were pictured at Border Force facilities in Dover, Kent, on Saturday morning.

The Independent UK

UK and French coastguards ‘passed buck’ as 27 people drowned in Channel

Crucial hours wasted debating who should rescue dinghy carrying 34 passengers, ITV documentary reveals

The Guardian - UK

Sunak: Home Secretary and I working ‘day and night’ to tackle Channel crossings

The number of people at the Kent site was down to 1,147 as of 8am on Wednesday, Home Office minister Lord Murray of Blidworth told the Lords.

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The Independent UK

Channel crossings deal could see Border Force officers in French control rooms

The Government said the fresh agreement between the UK and France is in its final stages.

Radio France Internationale

Renewed optimism for Franco-British ties after leaders hold first meeting

Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak held his first face-to-face meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday and vowed to address the issue of cross-Channel migrants quickly. He also hailed renewed optimism towards ties with European partners.

Evening Standard

Britain and France close to deal on tackling Channel crossings

Britain is on the verge of agreeing a deal with France to tackle the surge of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats, a Cabinet Minister said on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak ‘optimistic’ on Channel crossings after talks with Macron

UK prime minister vows to ‘get a grip’ on small boat crossings but deflects questions on concrete action

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Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire MP Lee Anderson says illegal immigrants should be 'sent back'

He has urged the Government to 'grow a backbone' about the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats

Daily Mirror

UK and France in 'final stages' of deal to tackle Channel migrants crisis

Downing Street said a deal was drawing near after talks between Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron - as the number of people at Manston airfield fell to 1,600

The National (Scotland)

Sunak meets Macron to discuss curbing Channel crossings at COP27

RISHI Sunak has been in talks with French president Emmanuel Macron about stopping migrants from crossing the Channel at COP27.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak vows: ‘I will grip this challenge of illegal migration’

Rishi Sunak has vowed to “grip this challenge of illegal migration” by working with European nations as he faced pressure to sign a new deal with France to curb Channel crossings. The Prime Minister said there was “lots” to talk about when he met Emmanuel Macron for the first time…

Evening Standard

UK and France in ‘final stages’ of deal to tackle illegal migration, says Downing Street

Rishi Sunak has vowed to ‘grip this challenge of illegal migration’ by working with European nations

Evening Standard

Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s illegal migration rhetoric ‘misleading’, expert says

Channel crossings are wrongfully being ‘misrepresented as illegitimate’, a human rights advocate says

The Independent UK

Sunak meets Macron amid bid to strike new migrant crisis deal

The Prime Minister and French president met face-to-face for the first time at Cop27

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