The past year has seen a significant increase in the number of migrants trying to get to the UK on boats, with very few other options open. In 2020 8,438 people crossed the English Channel in small boats. The trend has been continuing over the first...
Latest government statistics up to December 2020 reveal how far from the truth government rhetoric on people seeking asylum in the UK has strayed. Despite the shrill pitch of Nigel Farage claiming an ‘out of control invasion’, asylum...
A proposed policy which would allow force to be used by UK Border Force staff for fingerprinting asylum seekers at French ports has been criticised by both unions and charities. The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has been warned about the potentially...
Results of a Care4Calais poll released today reported that of 139 refugees sleeping rough in Calais had shown a majority (55%) think they have a better chance post-Brexit of getting asylum in the UK than before. Only 18% thought they had a worse...
A deal between the UK and France to try and stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel has come into effect on December 1st. The new agreement was signed a few days earlier by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel and the French Interior Minister Gerald...