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Channel migrants face ‘ban’ on claiming asylum in UK

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is due to announce the plan on Tuesday, according to reports.

The Independent UK

UK to propose asylum ban on English Channel migrants

British interior minister Suella Braverman set out plans on Tuesday for new powers which would ban migrants who cross the English Channel from claiming asylum and said it was her "dream" to see a government flight deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Reuters

Lifeboat crews accuse RNLI managers of complacency over Channel crossings

Exclusive: members say they are ill-equipped and lack guidance on rescuing people crossing on small boats

The Guardian - UK

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Suella Braverman vows to reform the Modern Slavery Act 'to boot out' migrants

The Home Secretary said the majority of people coming to the UK from Albania on small boats 'are claiming to be victims of modern slavery'.

Daily Mirror

Almost 500 migrants arrive in one day as channel crossings continue

Almost 500 migrants arrived in the UK in one day as the total number of Channel crossings for the year so far edged closer to 33,000.

Evening Standard

Number of migrants crossing the Channel this year edges closer to 33,000

The Ministry of Defence recorded 499 people making the journey on Thursday in 10 boats, taking the provisional total for 2022 to date to 32,807.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings resume following five-day hiatus

More than 32,000 people have made the crossing so far this year.

The Independent UK

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Liz Truss accused of wrecking Channel crossings deal with Macron ‘friend or foe’ gaffe

Claim that ‘groundbreaking’ agreement for UK officials to work in France was ready for sign-off

The Independent UK

Post-Brexit checks reduce Eurostar’s London terminal capacity by a third

Rail boss says St Pancras has only avoided chaos seen at Channel ports because of services being cut

The Guardian - UK

Smuggler 'who makes £1million a week sneaking people into Britain' unmasked

Hundreds of people every day are attempting the perilous journey across the English Channel from France aboard often flimsy vessels for thousands of pounds, thanks to criminal people smugglers

Daily Mirror

Is this the eco-friendly Channel crossing of the future?

Cyclists and walkers may be able to avoid the whole post-Brexit ferry nightmare next spring if this sail-powered startup can catch a fair wind

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,000 people cross the Channel in small boats

The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 21 boats were intercepted on Thursday carrying 1,150 people.

The Independent UK

France busts lucrative cross-Channel people smuggling ring

French police have busted a major people-smuggling ring that has been sending migrants to the United Kingdom in dinghies, with more than a dozen boats and 700 life jackets seized in a raid.

Radio France Internationale

Channel crossings to the UK this year go past 30,000 – more than for the whole of 2021

More people than ever coming over on small boats

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The Independent UK

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

Special tents set up at Dover to keep people covered while they are processed

The Independent UK

Channel crossings to the UK in 2022 pass 30,000

The figure is well above the total for the whole of 2021, when 28,561 crossings were recorded.

The Independent UK

More migrants cross Channel as annual total nears 30,000

A packed RNLI lifeboat deposited people on to the beach at Dungeness on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings resume as more migrants arrive in Kent

The latest arrivals mean the total number for the year so far is edging close to 30,000.

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France 24

Calais migrants: A never-ending crisis?

Six years ago, Calais's infamous Jungle migrant camp was demolished by French police. Today, the camp itself has gone, but the migrants and the smugglers who profit from them remain. In fact, they are more numerous than ever before, with a record number of people attempting to cross the Channel…

The Independent UK

More than 600 migrants arrive in UK after Channel rescue

One dinghy sank off the Kent coast, and 38 people were rescued from the water.

Evening Standard

Close to 40 migrants rescued from sinking boat as Channel crossings continue

Some were in the water for almost an hour after the dinghy rapidly deflated in UK waters

The Independent UK

Migrants rescued from the sea as Channel crossings continue

The Coastguard said it co-ordinated a search and rescue operation on Thursday morning, working with the Navy, Border Force and police.

Wales Online

More migrants cross English Channel to UK so far this year than in whole of 2021

The provisional total number of people who have made the perilous journey so far in 2022 is 28,561

The Guardian - UK

Number of people crossing Channel in small boats exceeds 2021 total

Provisional number for 2022 so far is 28,561, despite announcement of controversial Rwanda plan

The Independent UK

People crossing the English Channel in small boats: Key numbers

The average number of people per boat is now above 40.

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