2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (509+ words) Right, surely this needs shouting from the rooftops? The concerns raised about small boat crossings have dominated the political discourse throughout the 2020s. Now, after previous years of policy uncertainly, Labour’s plan to smash the gangs appears to be working – as…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (321+ words) The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats has plummeted by in the first half of 2026, new Home Office figures have revealed. Between January and June this year, some 11,884 people arrived, down from 19,982 over the same period…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (446+ words) People, eh? There’s no pleasing some of them. Not even if they demand lower net migration figures and get them just a few years after the numbers shot up under their watch. On Thursday, Robert Jenrick threw a stone from…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (579+ words) The latest net migration figures for the UK are out – and they show a decline in the number of people moving here from overseas. Figures show substantial annual declines for people seeking asylum, the use of asylum hotels, and net…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (417+ words) Net migration into the UK has dropped by almost half, falling to the lowest level since 2021. Official figures from the Office for National Statistics released on Thursday showed that net migration fell by 48% to 171,100 in 2025. This is comparable with pre-Covid…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (305+ words) Some of the UK’s most prominent pro-Brexit media outlets have been accused of “staggering irony” after questioning whether Britons are being “punished” by new EU travel rules – despite having strongly backed leaving the bloc. The Daily Mail led with the…...

3+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

4+ mon, 2+ week 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…...

5+ mon, 1+ week 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…...

6+ mon, 2+ week 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…...