small boats

The surge in crossings comes despite the government’s ongoing bid to ’stop the boats.’

A Conservative MP said that a lack of safety checks was a ‘grave threat to public safety’ and established ‘a perilous two-tier system.’

The government has resisted pressure by campaigners to open more so-called safe and legal routes as an alternative to illegal crossings of the English Channel.

The Home Office dismissed French criticism of the UK’s work on illegal migration saying that the information was ‘out of date.’

One man was airlifted from the scene, while at least 57 others, suffering from hypothermia, were taken by boat to the French town of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Robert Jenrick said the boats can’t be stopped without the deterrence policy and has also called for a reduction in legal migration.

A report said the UK’s rescue effort has been hampered by ‘poor visibility,’ and it was hard for coastguard operatives to distil useful information from calls.

Unaccompanied children who arrive in the UK illegally are going missing the Human Rights Joint Committee has heard.

More boys than adult males have been identified as potential victims of criminal exploitation in the UK, according to Home Office data on modern slavery.

Senior judges rejected an appeal from two Afghan nationals over their British citizenship being revoked after they were accused of people smuggling.

Analysis of government data reveals a Home Office clamp down on undocumented workers has resulted in more than £25 million in fines to rogue businesses.

The group arrived by coach to Portland Port in Dorset on Thursday and were met by protesters who are against the use of the vessel.

Figures show a 45 percent increase in illegal immigrants challenging Home Office decisions in court, including those deported from the UK legally.

Portland resident Carralyn Parkes will argue in the High Court that the government requires planning permission for the Bibby Stockholm vessel.

In analysis of Labour’s proposed Brussels deal to cope with the small boats crisis, Migrant Watch UK said the EU immigration policy could exacerbate the issue.

Bodies representing the legal industry say the new 15 percent rise in the legal aid rate will also fail to address the UK’s spiralling asylum caseload.

James Cleverly has instructed foreign diplomats to do more to help tackle people trafficking across the English Channel.

Rishi Sunak has repeatedly declined to back Suella Braverman’s claim that multiculturalism has failed in Europe made during a hardline speech on immigration.

The figure, which relates to just 2 percent of total asylum applications, comes after claims some migrants were pretending to be gay to ‘game the system’.