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Politics daily briefing: December 5
Daily politics briefing for December 5. as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declares “enough is enough” and that the time has come to “get control of immigration once and for all”.
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Cleverly: I see no reason why migrants won't be sent to Rwanda in coming months
Home Secretary James Cleverly said he can see “no reason” why migrants could not be sent from the UK to Rwanda in the coming months as he answered questions from journalists during a trip to Kigali.
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Net migration hit record level of 745,000 in 2022, revised estimate shows
Rishi Sunak is facing calls from Tory MPs to “act now” to bring down net migration, as new figures showed that it hit a new record of 745,000.
Revised estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) put net migration to the UK...
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Where Rwanda judgment and inflation figures leave Rishi Sunak’s five priorities
New inflation figures and the Supreme Court judgment on Rwanda have brought mixed news for Rishi Sunak’s five priorities for 2023.
The priorities have dominated the Prime Minister’s public appearances this year, after he promised in his...
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Interview with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak discussed economic growth, energy security and defence in a meeting with various world leaders at the European Political Community Summit in Spain.
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"international allies" needed to stop the boats, says Foreign Secretary
The Foreign Secretary has said he has written to all of the UK’s ambassadors and high commissioners to ask that they do “even more” to help stop the “abhorrent trafficking of human lives across the English Channel”.
Speaking from the...
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Nine boats carrying 537 people intercepted crossing English Channel
Nine boats have been intercepted carrying a total of 537 migrants crossing the English Channel, according to the latest Home Office figures.
The crossings on Saturday bring the total for the year to 24,830, which is down on last year’s...
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Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 for the year so far
More than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel.
Some 300 people made the journey in five boats on Tuesday, according to Government figures, suggesting an average of around 60 people per...
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Politics daily briefing: August 25
All the latest political news in the UK, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned the asylum system is under “unsustainable pressure” after the bill for the taxpayer almost doubled in a year to nearly £4 billion.
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Bus with suspected migrants on board departs the Western Jet Foil area of Dover Port
Bus departs the Western Jet Foil area of Dover Port with suspected migrants on board.
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Channel crossings: 100,000 since 2018 and new daily record set for 2023
Migrant crossings reached the highest number in a single day for the year so far as figures confirmed over 100,000 people have made the journey in the past five years.
Since current records began on January 1 2018, 100,715 migrants have...
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More arrivals in Dover as Channel crossings could have passed 100,000 since 2018
The number of people crossing the English Channel on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years could have passed 100,000 following fresh arrivals of migrants on lifeboats on Thursday.
PA news agency analysis of Government figures...
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New arrivals appear to take Channel crossings to over 100,000 since 2018
The number of people crossing the English Channel on small boats in the last five-and-a-half years could have passed 100,000 following fresh arrivals of migrants on lifeboats on Thursday.
PA news agency analysis of Government figures...
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Bibby Stockholm Barge remains in Portland Port as delays continue
Footage of the Bibby Stockholm Barge in Portland Port, Dorset.
The Barge will house up to 500 people. The Home Office have said around 50 asylum seekers would board the Bibby Stockholm, with the numbers rising to its maximum capacity...
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Portland residents set up Global Friendship Group for asylum seekers
Heather, a local resident from Portland, has spoken about a support group which has been set up to help support asylum seekers when they arrive.
The first arrivals are expected this month on the Bibby Stockholm barge which has been...
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Bibby barge arrives in port after Government sees off challenge to asylum plans
An accommodation barge has belatedly arrived at the port where it will house 500 asylum seekers as the Government’s migration plans are poised to become law after ministers saw off fresh challenges by peers.
Bibby Stockholm was pulled...
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State Street Is 'Quite Bullish' on Asia, Evans Says
Dwyfor Evans, head of Asia Pacific macro strategy at State Street Global Markets, discusses China's efforts to support its economy and the implications for the region's financial markets. He speaks with Kathleen Hays and Haidi...
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Channel crossings reach highest daily total in 2023 so far
More than 600 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in the highest number on a single day so far this year, new figures show.
Some 616 people were detected on Sunday, according to Home Office figures released on Monday,...
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Politics daily briefing: June 8
All the latest political developments in the UK as London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he opposes “in the strongest possible terms” any Home Office plans to moor another barge housing asylum seekers at the city’s Royal Docks.
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Yvette Cooper tells Home Secretary she has no grip on asylum system
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the “massive gap between the Tories’ rhetoric and reality shows the Home Secretary Suella Braverman still has no grip on the system and this Conservative chaos is letting everyone down”.
Her...
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I will not rest until the boats are stopped, Sunak
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says small boat crossings were down 20% and “our plan is starting to work” but there is still a “long way to go”, as he gave a speech on tackling migration during a visit to Dover.
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UK police ‘to help crack down’ on people smugglers operating in North Africa
UK police officers are to be tasked with breaking up people-smuggling gangs alongside security forces in North African countries, it has been reported.
The Times newspaper has been told National Crime Agency (NCA) officers would join...
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Politics daily briefing: May 28
All the latest political developments in the UK as the Home Office launches a new campaign to tackle small boat crossings.
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Drone footage of RAF Wethersfield as the Government unveils plans to house migrants
An aerial view of RAF Wethersfield in Essex, as Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is expected to announce the use of two RAF sites as he tries to reduce the £6.8 million a day the Government says it spends on hotel accommodation.
Mr...