53 m. ago People with UK links to get priority under France migration deal, says Cooper – UK politics live

Home secretary says ‘genuine refugees’ or those targeted by smuggling gangs could also benefit under scheme which is expected to bring around 50 or so migrants a week from FranceBritain expects EU to approve migration deal, says CooperOne of the joys, or perils, of being prime minister is that every summer you get invited to Scotland for a sleepover with the royal family. They tend to view these trips with mixed feelings. The king is seen as a great host, as was his mother, but some PMs grumble that Balmoral is freezing cold, and stuffy, and the rituals of a Scottish country home can feel a bit odd if you are not used to that sort of thing.Donald Trump hasn’t been made a king yet, but obviously he would like to be one and he too has invited the PM to Scotland this summer. According to Reuters, Trump will be visiting Scotland later this month, reportedly to check up on his golf courses, and he has invited Starmer to join him. “Starmer has accepted,” Reuters says. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago Macron is right – Brexit is to blame for Britain’s immigration crisis

The French president did not hold back on how Brexit had created the small boats crisis - the reverse of the promises made by Farage and other Brexiteers, notes David Maddox

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1 hour ago What's first Reform UK pub like? Landlord says 'I'm not far right

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK is the on the march, with Nigel Farage's new political project making waves up and down the country, perhpas nowhere moreso than in Blackpool, Lancashire

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2 h. ago Police launch hate crime investigation as 'vile and racist' effigy of small boat migrants is burned on top of Northern Ireland bonfire

Signs saying 'Stop the boats' and 'Veterans before refugees' were also attached to the pyre in the village of Moygashel, near Dungannon, County Tyrone, earlier this week.

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2 h. ago Rightwing campaigners claim there is covert deal to return Parthenon marbles

Liz Truss reportedly among those who signed letter organised by hard-right group calling for end to talksThe former prime minister Liz Truss, the historian David Starkey and the former Wales secretary John Redwood are reportedly among 34 signatories to a letter alleging the British Museum is part of a “covert” campaign to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece.The letter, seen by Sky News, has been reportedly sent to Keir Starmer, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, and trustees of British Museum. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UK politics live: Cooper refuses to criticise Macron’s Brexit swipe after more migrants arrive in Dover

Several migrants, wearing life jackets, were brought ashore by Border Force to Dover, Kent, on Friday

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2 h. ago More migrant small boats head to UK hours after Starmer and Macron agree one

One Border Force vessel arrived in Dover before 9am, having picked up a group of people after a ‘small boat’ incident in the Channel

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2 h. ago Channel boats deal shambles: Yvette Cooper admits she DOESN'T KNOW how many migrants will be returned to France

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the numbers had not even been 'fixed' for the pilot stage of the 'one in, one out' scheme - after negotiations went down to the wire.

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3 h. ago Small boat migrants will be detained as part of France return deal, Yvette Cooper confirms

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said people who arrive on small boats will be detained as part of a 'groundbreaking' one-in-one-out returns deal with France - but refused to say how many would be affected

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3 h. ago France migrant return scheme numbers ‘not fixed’, says Home Secretary

Yvette Cooper insisted the plan would ‘fundamentally undermine’ the people smugglers organising the crossings.

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3 h. ago BBC's Charlie Stayt humiliates top Tory for trying to 'ridicule' Labour in brutal TV moment

Tory shadow home secretary Chris Philp was humiliated in a TV interview after he called Keir Starmer's new 'one in, one out' returns deal with France a 'gimmick'

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3 h. ago Doctors are told to send people to the gym and job coaches instead of writing sick notes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK could no longer afford to ‘keep writing people off’

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3 h. ago 'Blitz' promised to crack down on illegal migrants in new deal with France

A ‘one in, one out’ scheme agreed by Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer is set to begin within weeks

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4 h. ago Macron is right it's too easy to work illegally in UK, says Yvette Cooper after new 'small boats' deal agreed

‘Groundbreaking’ pilot scheme will see migrants ‘detained and returned to France in short order’ and begin within weeks, says Starmer

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4 h. ago UK politics live: Cooper refuses to say how many migrants will be sent to France under new Macron deal

The ‘one in, one out’ scheme will start next week after it was agreed by Macron and Starmer on Thursday

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5 h. ago Starmer and Macron agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

Deal agreed the same day 220 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain, taking the number of people arriving in small boats to 21,000 this year already

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9 h. ago Sir Keir's 'smashing the gangs' latest: Starmer launches half

The Prime Minister and French president Emmanuel Macron announced a 'one in, one out' migrant swap deal which was far less ambitious than expected.

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9 h. ago Doctors told to refer people to job coaches or the gym, not write sick notes

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the UK could no longer afford to ‘keep writing people off’.

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10 h. ago Moment controversial 'racist' bonfire with effigy of migrants in life jackets and a 'Stop the boats' sign at the top is set alight

A sign saying 'Stop the boats' was attached to the pyre in Moygashel, on the outskirts of Dungannon in Co Tyrone in Northern Ireland , prompting protests.

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10 h. ago I firmly believe NONE of the 74 young men I saw in that small boat should be free to roam our streets: NIGEL FARAGE in the English Channel

The weather was set fair as we left Dover Harbour at 5am and headed out to the 12-mile territorial line. We barely had to wait long at all before the first dinghy appeared on the horizon.

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