#small-boat-crossings tag

We can't eat. We can't sleep. It's a disaster': the small boat detainees waiting to be sent back to France

UK detains small-boat asylum arrivals for forced removal to France under a 'one in, one out' exchange while admitting asylum seekers from northern France.

UK politics

fromwww.bbc.com

2 weeks ago

How Reform has changed the debate on migration

Reform UK under Nigel Farage has surged in polls by spotlighting illegal immigration and using campaign events that tap voter anxiety over small boat crossings.

fromwww.bbc.com

3 weeks ago

Do asylum figures show if government's strategy is working?

This is the first data that takes into account the huge rise in small boat crossings since March. A few months ago, some people inside the Home Office had been worried that hotel use could spike as a result. But that hasn't happened. The number of asylum seekers in hotels actually went slightly down between March and June. Ministers have been trying to find alternative sources of accommodation, like regular houses and flats within communities - but those numbers haven't gone up either.

UK politics

fromwww.theguardian.com

1 month ago

Four ways the UK has tried to stop small boat Channel crossings

UK governments have implemented various controversial schemes to deter small boat crossings, including plans involving Rwanda and Ascension Island.

fromwww.bbc.com

2 months ago

UK-France migrant deal 'robust' against legal challenges, Cooper says

The new migrant returns scheme agreed with France is designed to deter small boat crossings and combat people smugglers effectively, with robust legal backing.

UK politics

France news

fromwww.independent.co.uk

2 months ago