22 h. ago If stopping the boats were simple, it would have happened by now

Editorial: With the number of people who have crossed the Channel on small boats since Keir Starmer came to power passing 50,000, it is a reminder that, during the election, Labour gave the impression it had a plan to fix the problem of irregular migration. But that is not to decry their efforts so far

Politics

33 h. ago Minister admits government hasn’t tackled small boats crisis as crossings set to hit 50,000

Baroness Jacqui Smith insisted the number of people crossing the Channel was not the current government’s fault

Politics

8 d. ago Labour's 'one in one out' small boat migrant deal with France will expire in just 11 MONTHS after launch this week

The much-trumpeted deal with Emmanuel Macron 's government will lapse at the end of June next year - just 47 weeks away - unless it is renewed.

Economics

8 d. ago Labour's small boat migrant deal with France will expire in just 11 MONTHS, Home Office reveals, as scheme prepares for launch this week

The much-trumpeted deal with Emmanuel Macron 's government will lapse at the end of June next year - just 47 weeks away - unless it is renewed.

Society

9 d. ago Labour is 'tinkering around the edges' with its £100m plans to crackdown on small boat migrant crossings, Tories warn

The Home Office has announced measures to get tough on smuggling gangs, despite more than 25,000 illegal arrivals so far this year - but the Tories branded them 'a series of gimmicks'.

Events

1 week ago Crackdown on social media ads promoting small boat crossings to the UK

Individuals caught by the offence could receive a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine

Politics

3 w. ago Grinning small boat migrant chronicles his journey across the Channel to the UK

A small boat migrant posting to a TikTok account of a man, believed to be from Iraq and called Youssef Hassan, has been documenting his 'best life' in Britain since arriving on UK shores.

Events

3 w. ago Migrant clashes erupt in northern France with rocks launched at riot cops and fires blazing in the street as police try to stop launch of small boat bound for Britain

Dramatic pictures and video show a group throwing rocks in the direction of the officers early on Friday, while fires blazed in the road near a park in Gravelines.

Events

3 w. ago Girl, 17, fights for life with 95% burns after she was set on fire by 'boat migrant who was due to be deported from Spain'

A 17-year-old Spanish girl is fighting for her life after she was set on fire by a migrant who was awaiting deportation. 

Events

3 w. ago Small boat migrant whose arrest sparked Essex hotel protests asked schoolgirl, 14, if she 'wanted to make Jamaican babies' before sex attack, court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, is alleged to have put his hand on the schoolgirl's leg, asked her for a kiss and suggested they make 'Jamaican babies' in Epping over two days last week.

Events