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Priti Patel plan for Navy to tackle Channel migrants ‘has failed before it started’, say MPs
2 years, 9 months ago

Priti Patel plan for Navy to tackle Channel migrants ‘has failed before it started’, say MPs

The Telegraph  

Priti Patel's plan to put the military in charge of tackling Channel migrants has "failed before it has started" because of public bickering between ministers and departments, MPs have warned. MPs on the defence committee said the public disagreement between "two great offices of state" – the Ministry of Defence and the Home Office – over the role of the …

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Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘dangerous’ failures over migrant Channel crossings
3 years, 1 month ago

Labour accuses Priti Patel of ‘dangerous’ failures over migrant Channel crossings

The Independent  

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Eco-mob Insulate Britain block M25 for fifth time as they run on to main carriageway near Woking
3 years, 3 months ago

Eco-mob Insulate Britain block M25 for fifth time as they run on to main carriageway near Woking

Daily Mail  

'Death wish' eco-zealots who ran into moving rush hour traffic on the M25 could have caused 'multiple fatalities' with their road-blocking protest, the boss of motoring group The AA warned today. There are groups on both sides of the eight lane motorway Police surrounding protesters from Insulate Britain who threw blue paint on to the M25 during their demonstration this …

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Border Force braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year
3 years, 5 months ago

Border Force braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year

Daily Mail  

Border Force have braced for 22,000 Channel migrants this year as record numbers make the dangerous crossing. French patrol crafts have been allowing boats filled with migrants to leave the coast, with sources even suggesting they're 'escorting' dinghies to the edge of British waters. The French lifeboat service, the SNSM, is called out almost daily to help rescue migrants as …

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Priti Patel 'asked Home Office to explore sending asylum seekers to island in the south Atlantic'
4 years, 2 months ago

Priti Patel 'asked Home Office to explore sending asylum seekers to island in the south Atlantic'

The Telegraph  

Migrants seeking asylum in Britain could be processed offshore under plans being developed by Priti Patel. Officials have ruled out Ascension Island and St Helena as impractical because of their distance from the UK but the Home Secretary is still seeking a third country where asylum seekers could be held while their applications are processed. Sources close to Ms Patel …

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Migrants make desperate Channel dash in dinghy only to be caught by Border Force
4 years, 4 months ago

Migrants make desperate Channel dash in dinghy only to be caught by Border Force

Daily Mail  

More than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK in 10 days after crossing the Channel in small boats. Officials were seen disinfecting patrol vessel HMC Eagle yesterday as migrants were escorted away A Border Force vessel was seen arriving into Dover marina after picking up migrants crossing the Channel UK Border Force officials escort migrants picked up at sea while …

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Priti Patel refuses to set target date for ending illegal migrants crossing Channel on small boats
4 years, 5 months ago

Priti Patel refuses to set target date for ending illegal migrants crossing Channel on small boats

The Telegraph  

Priti Patel has refused to set a new target for reducing illegal migrant crossings to an "infrequent phenomenon.” Despite aiming to eradicate the migrants by Spring this year when she became Home Secretary, she said she would not set a target date, adding that crossings were a "complicated issue" and the English Channel has become "far too viable for criminals". …

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