Small boat crossings
Coverage of Small boat crossings in the Nexus archive.
- Farage needs the border to be the battle of the summer
Nigel Farage's Reform UK proposes a military-led border control operation called 'Operation Fortress' to intercept small boat migrants, while Labour Party's new leader Andy Burnham addresses immigration amid reduced small boat arrivals. The article highlights political tensions over border management and immigration policy.
- Reform UK promises large-scale ‘military operation’ to block small boat crossings
Reform UK has announced a policy involving a large-scale military operation to prevent small boat crossings. The party is currently polling behind Labour.
- Burnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisis
Andy Burnham pledged to be 'relentless' in tackling small boat crossings after a migrant crisis in Ceuta, where 50,000 people entered Spain's territory. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed 98% of those migrants had been returned to Morocco, and Burnham emphasized the need for 'safe routes' for refugees to combat trafficking.
- More than 100 migrants are rescued after dinghy breaks down in English Channel - days after UK agreed to hand France an extra £662million aimed at curbing small boat crossings
More than 100 migrants were rescued after a dinghy broke down in the English Channel. This occurred days after the UK agreed to provide France with an additional £662 million to address small boat crossings.
- Britain braced for 'bumper' summer of Channel small boat crossings after French President Emmanuel Macron says 'Non!' to Shabana Mahmood's plan to intercept and return Channel migrants to France
Britain anticipates a significant increase in Channel small boat crossings following France's rejection of Shabana Mahmood's plan to intercept and repatriate migrants. French President Emmanuel Macron's 'Non!' response has intensified concerns about migrant flows through the English Channel.