Small boat migrants

More small boat migrants arrived during Andy Burnham's first week as Prime Minister than in Sir Keir Starmer's first seven days, according to emerging data. The discrepancy is intensifying pressure on Burnham to address immigration, despite his current silence on the issue.

British police are investigating small boat migrants who crossed the English Channel after a man in his 20s was murdered on a French beach. The incident has prompted a search for those involved in the migrant crossing linked to the killing.

Iran is accused of smuggling spies into Britain via small boat migrants crossing the English Channel.

Andy Burnham suggests granting asylum seekers the right to work, despite warnings that this could make Britain a larger magnet for small boat migrants.

Small boat migrants have resumed crossing the English Channel to reach the UK after a nearly two-week pause in such crossings. This marks a resumption of migration attempts that had been halted during the previous period. The crossing highlights ongoing challenges with irregular maritime migration in the region.

The UK and France have reached a new Channel deal that could provide France with tens of millions of pounds from UK taxpayers, even as the number of small boat migrants increases. The agreement has sparked criticism for potentially incentivizing higher migration levels.

France is set to construct a UK-funded detention center for small boat migrants, three years after the initial announcement, despite the facility only offering 140 places.

Migrants attempting to reach Britain by small boats are increasingly departing from Belgium to circumvent stricter French border controls. This shift highlights efforts to evade recent French measures targeting migrant crossings.

The article discusses the high cost of deporting small boat migrants to France under Labour's 'one-in one-out' policy, which is criticized as a failed deal. It highlights the financial burden and political implications of the policy.