4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1332+ words) The latest ‘mega dinghy’ shows why throwing money at the problem won’t lead to a quick fix Baptiste Verstraete has seen the people smugglers in northern France in action. Living in Berck-sur-Mer, down the coast from Calais, he’s seen smugglers…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1680+ words) New French surge teams will help tackle the launch of migrant mega-dinghies like the one that brought 120 asylum seekers to Portsmouth at the weekend – but they may not be in place for weeks. Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago   (277+ words) Anne McElvoy: Progressives preached to voters about migration. Reform reaped the rewards Sooner or later, the heady days of the early Andy Burnham bounce and summer of “money off now” remedies on bus fares, pub business tax caps and some…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1227+ words) RAF Barnham is one of three bases being considered by the Home Office to house asylum seekers – but locals are divided The flags and banners outside RAF Barnham convey the strength of local feeling. “No illegals now or ever” reads…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1674+ words) Some residents of Bishop’s Stortford are concerned about the number of them entering the UK Like many towns across the UK, Bishop’s Stortford is divided by the issue of housing asylum seekers. Except this southern market town doesn’t have any....

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (171+ words) It would be “reasonable” for European countries to deny British expatriates access to benefits, Reform UK MP Danny Kruger has insisted. The party vowed to ban foreign nationals in the UK from claiming almost all kinds of benefits if it…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1708+ words) A journey taken by 140 migrants from a remote Normandy beach to Portsmouth was the westernmost crossing seen in the history of the small boats crisis The 2am mayday call the French coastguard received last Sunday was highly unusual. An inflatable dinghy,…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (979+ words) 'This is a new level of risk taking – in effect, they are playing Russian roulette with their lives,' one French official said Under the cover of darkness, the two men huddled atop the motorway toll booth gantry outside Calais had…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1616+ words) Jack Straw, who served under Tony Blair, said 'an over-obsession with procedure is now actively undermining our democracy' An explosion in judicial review and public law has made it harder for governments to implement policy in areas such as immigration…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1208+ words) The expected deal comes after a spate of smugglers launching so-called “taxi boats” from the country earlier this year The UK and Belgium are on the brink of a new migration deal to help tackle Channel small boat crossings, The…...