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Channel migrants: Packed dinghy spotted crossing sea from France a day after 12 drown in latest tragedy

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin warns Britain’s black economy will continue to be a magnet for illegal immigrants

Evening Standard

Forget ‘stop the boats’, Starmer wants to ‘smash the gangs’ – but will it work?

Labour’s new border security unit faces major challenges, as campaigners warn they need a better plan for safe routes

The Guardian - UK

When is an asylum backlog not a backlog? When Rishi Sunak says he has ‘cleared it’

The Home Office claims to have fulfilled all its promises. Here’s what the numbers really tell us, says civil liberties writer Diane Taylor

The Guardian - UK

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Small boat arrivals in UK likely to rise in 2024, says Border Force officials’ union

Immigration Services Union says recent lull in Channel crossings was due to bad weather

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak’s vow to stop small boat crossings ‘delusionary’, former French ambassador says

Sylvie Bermann warns long coastline and smugglers’ changing tactics mean crossings cannot be totally stopped

The Independent UK

Home Office stops units making asylum decisions to prepare for small boats bill despite huge backlog

Exclusive: Two units to retrain as ‘detention decision-makers’ and told to refer to asylum seekers as ‘illegal entrants’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak small boats plan ‘unworkable’ and won’t clear parliament, says Labour

Keir Starmer suggests move is political tactic ahead of May’s local elections

The Independent UK

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Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of electioneering with small boats plan

Labour leader points to looming May elections as refugee groups condemn PM’s proposal for deporting asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Channel crossings deal ‘does not match scale or urgency of migrant crisis’

Enver Solomon, chief executive of the Refugee Council, said the deal fails to address the factors behind people choosing to put themselves at risk.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings deal ‘throwing red meat’ to those troubled by migration – Khan

The London Mayor told Times Radio the Government’s tough rhetoric was ‘clearly not working by itself’.

The Independent UK

Migrants moved out of Manston amid overcrowding concerns

Lucy Moreton of the Union for Borders, Immigration and Customs says the Home Office has ‘not replied’ to their requests for support.

The Independent UK

Majority of migrants crossing Channel are Albanian – reports

Government officials believe around 60% of migrants making the crossing each day now are Albanian.

The Independent UK

‘Brexit to blame’ for travel gridlock at Dover, union says

EU withdrawal means France has ‘taken back control’ of its border

The Independent UK

Warning of border staff shortages as airports face weekend of queues

‘We can’t keep borders queue-free’: Union says staff one-third below correct level

The Independent UK

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