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Small boat Channel crossings in March down by more than 50% on year before
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (352+ words) The number of small boats that attempted to cross the Channel in March this year was down by more than 50% compared to the year before. According to figures collected by British think-tank Migration Watch UK, 35 small boats were involved in…...
Number of asylum seekers in UK hotels drops to 18-month low
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (418+ words) The London Economic - Do Not Process My Personal Information The number of asylum seekers being housed in UK hotels has dropped to its lowest point in 18 months, according to new figures from the Home Office. Data show that 30,657 people were…...
Lowest number of January small boat crossings since 2021
2+ mon, 3+ hour ago (260+ words) The first month of 2026 saw the lowest number of small boat crossings for January in five years. Last month, a total of 933 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats, the latest Home Office figures show. This was a drop of…...
Labour’s ‘migrant return deal’ features a country with ZERO illegal arrivals in the UK
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (364+ words) Shabana Mahmood vowed to take a hard-line stance against immigrants when she became Home Secretary earlier this year. In fact, the Labour politician now occupies such a vehement position, she's even taken action against a country with no recorded illegal…...
Amnesty slam Labour's 'divisive and cruel' asylum crackdown
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (148+ words) Amnesty International has slammed Labour's "divisive and cruel" asylum crackdown, warning that it marks a dangerous drift toward treating fundamental human rights as optional depending on who you are. On Monday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced plans to reform the…...
Epping hotel must continue housing asylum seekers after council loses appeal
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (188+ words) A hotel in Epping must continue housing asylum seekers after the local council had its appeal dismissed at the High Court. Epping Forest District Council had tried to block asylum seekers staying at The Bell Hotel by arguing its owner…...
Ed Davey explains how 'the champions of Brexit' caused the small boats crisis
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (314+ words) Ed Davey has perfectly explained how Nigel Farage and the Tories "caused the small boats crisis" through their support of Brexit. Few things are dominating the political sphere and filling column inches quite like immigration and small boats crossing the…...
'The Green Party want to stop the boats - by using safe and legal routes' - Zack Polanski
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (304+ words) Zack Polanski has said the Green Party do want to stop small boats crossing the Channel. But whereas the likes of Reform, Labour and the Tories reckon the way to do this is by creating deterrents for migrants, the Greens…...
Keir Starmer to require all British adults to have government-issued ID
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to introduce new legislation that will require every adult in the UK to own a form of government-issued digital ID, as first reported by Sky News. The new proposal is part of a new…...
Senior Lib Dems call for small boats to be known as 'Brexit boats"
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (336+ words) The Liberal Democrats annual conference has heard calls for small boats crossing the Channel to be referred to as "Brexit boats." The suggestion came after party leader Sir Ed Davey said Nigel Farage should apologise to Brits for letting the…...