Tag: Channel crossings

A UK government minister has conceded that efforts to curb the number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats have so far fallen short, as the tally since ...

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel into the UK in small boats has surged past 25,000 in record time this year, making 2025 the fastest year on record ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s newly announced migrant deal with France has ignited a storm of criticism from refugee groups and activists who accuse the government of treating vulnerable people like ...

Britain is confident that the European Commission will give the go-ahead to its new migration returns arrangement with France, according to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper. The announcement comes a day ...

The number of migrants reaching the UK by small boats has hit a new record in the first half of 2025, despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s vow to “smash the ...

France has agreed to draft a strategy by summer to begin intercepting migrant boats in the English Channel, following backlash over images showing French police standing idle as people smugglers ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed his frustration over the increasing number of migrants crossing the English Channel, revealing that deportations under Labour have surpassed 24,000 since the general election. ...

The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats dropped by nearly a third during Rishi Sunak’s final year as prime minister, according to new data.  The figures, ...

Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the boats” is in shambles after recent data showed a record number of migrants who crossed the Channel in the first three months of 2024. ...