UK and France ‘one in, one out’ migrant return scheme set to start today
‘Protecting the UK border is our top priority’ Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘one in, one out’ deal with France, which involves the deportation of Channel migrants, will take effect today. The asylum seekers who arrived in the UK on small boats last month have since been issued with formal removal directions, informing them of their deportation […]
6 months ago
Government to pay TikTokers for posting videos urging migrants not to cross Channel
The government will pay TikTokers to make videos urging migrants not to cross the Channel in small boats. The Home Office has expanded its advertising campaigns aimed at deterring illegal immigration into a number of new countries. The campaign has been ran in Albania, France and Belgium for the last three years but will now […]
2 years ago
The Tories have no intention of solving the migrant crisis – here’s why
Their headline-grabbing, blame-shifting legislation will serve only to kick the can down the road The Conservatives have introduced a law that they “know will never become law” by unveiling an Illegal Migration Bill that – by their own admission – will likely breach the European Convention on Human Rights, a barrister has told PoliticsJOE. Suella […]
3 years ago
TalkTV caller says migrant boats should be drowned by drones armed with darts
‘There’s a good idea’, host Mike Graham said A TalkTV caller has provoked a furious response after she advocated for drowning migrant boats in the Channel. Calling into Mike Graham’s show, Mary from Kent said drones armed with darts should be used to patrol people making the perilous crossing. “I can’t understand why we don’t […]
3 years ago
Boris Johnson says working from home doesn’t work
His comments come as he announces 50 “illegal entrants” will be sent to Rwanda within a fortnight Working from home is mostly spent making coffee and eating small pieces of cheese, according to Boris Johnson. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the Prime Minister urged Brits to return to the office, as he believes workers are […]
4 years ago
Ministers drop plans to turn back Channel migrant boats a week before court challenge
Campaign groups argued the plans to use ‘turnaround tactics’ on migrant boats went against human rights laws The government has dropped its plans to turn back migrant boats attempting to cross the Channel from Calais, just a week before they were set to be challenged in court. The policy would have meant that Border Force […]
4 years ago