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Revealed: Coastguard failings in run up to Channel migrant drowning disaster

Exclusive: Staff worked 20-hour days in build-up to tragedy that killed 27 people, source tells Nicola Kelly

The Independent UK

Government has ‘failed to control UK’s borders’, Home Secretary admits

Suella Braverman sought to blame migrants crossing the Channel for the problems with overcrowding at the Manston processing site.

The Independent UK

Home Office top mandarin still unsure if £140m Rwanda plan is value for money

It is more than seven months since former home secretary Priti Patel announced the deal in a bid to curb Channel crossings.

The Independent UK

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Cold comfort Kent: where small-boat arrivals receive a fraying welcome

From Dover harbour to Marston and Napier barracks, the UK is offering asylum seekers who cross the Channel a very mixed reception

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry into worst Channel disaster for 30 years fails to contact victims’ families

At least 27 people died when their dinghy capsized in November 2021, but the UK investigation has yet to talk to their relatives

The Guardian - UK

UK-France migration deal: how does Brexit factor into the plan to stop small boats?

A new deal struck between the UK and France to curb the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has been announced. It involves the UK paying £8 million more to France to increase surveillance and enforcement, mainly on the French coast.

The Conversation

Crime gangs smuggling millions of pounds from UK to Albania each year – NCA

Albanians are now the biggest single nationality arriving in the UK by crossing the Channel, with 12,000 making the journey so far this year.

The Independent UK

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Albania: Wrong for Britain to blame Tirana on migrants

Albania’s prime minister says Britain is carrying out a “calculated attack” on his country by blaming it for the increased number of immigrants crossing the English Channel illegally

The Independent UK

Sunak vows to stem migration to UK, but signals delay to refugee cap

Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’

The Guardian - UK

Dover MP: UK-France deal falls short on action needed to curb Channel crossings

Natalie Elphicke pressed for more action than just observation.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak takes heat from Tory MPs over £63m Channel crossings deal with France

The Prime Minister faced questions from some of his own MPs over the latest agreement

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak under fire over £63m Channel crossings deal with France

The Prime Minister faced questions from some of his own MPs over the latest agreement.

The Independent UK

Will the latest UK-France deal to curb Channel crossings work?

Critics have accused the Government of ‘recycling the same failed response’.

The Independent UK

Braverman’s new migrant ‘crackdown’ deal with France is doomed to fail. Here’s why

Again and again, the government has put optics above effectiveness, says journalist Diane Taylor

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The Independent 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.

Reuters

UK PM Sunak: migrant deal with France will make a difference, more to do

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a new deal with France to tackle illegal migration across the Channel would "make a difference", but the numbers making the perilous crossing would not go down overnight.

The Independent UK

UK-France deal ‘recycles same failed response’ as previous £200m agreements on Channel crossings

New agreement is the eighth deal struck with France aiming to combat clandestine migration since 2015, yet Channel crossings have rocketed

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’.

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The Guardian - UK

UK gave away ‘too much for too little’ in free trade deal with Australia, says former minister, blaming Truss – as it happened

George Eustice says the free trade deal with Australia – hailed by Boris Johnson as one of the big gains from Brexit – was poor

The Independent UK

Channel crossings continue as fresh deal struck with France

British immigration staff will be posted to French control rooms for the first time in a bid to curb the number of migrants making the journey.

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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’

Reuters

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.

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