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Sir Keir Starmer: I’ll build stronger ties between Britain and France if I become PM

He described talks with French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris as ‘very constructive and positive’

Evening Standard

Scorn as Truss rejects blame a year on from disastrous mini-budget

Former PM succeeded only in delivering ‘Argentina on the Channel’, says former Bank of England chief

Evening Standard

Ex-Bank of England boss in scathing attack on Truss as he claims she turned UK into ‘Argentina on the Channel’

Mark Carney says ex-PM was in the ‘demolition business’ – as Truss tries to defend her economic policies on anniversary of mini-Budget disaster

The Independent UK

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Teenagers eyeing glory as they take on English Channel crossing relay

Six 13 to 15-year-olds from Watford Swimming Club are to take on the 21-mile crossing.

The Independent UK

‘Complete garbage’ - Starmer rubbishes claims Labour will join EU migrant quota scheme

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “complete garbage” to suggest Labour planned to join an EU-wide migrant quota scheme as part of efforts to tackle small boats crossings in the Channel.

Evening Standard

Returns deal would focus on safe routes for children with family in UK – Labour

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the party has always insisted routes to Britain must be “capped” as she sought to defend its pledges.

The Independent UK

Starmer criticised by left and right after setting out plan to stop Channel crossings

Labour leader accused of pandering to anti-migrant sentiments by those on the left while Tories seize on proposal for deal with EU

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‘Slogans won’t solve this’: refugee charity staff on Labour’s new immigration policy

Keir Starmer ‘chose to mirror the gimmicks and divisive rhetoric employed by Tories’, Care4Calais says

The Guardian - UK

Asylum policies open up pre-election divisions between Labour and Tories

PM rules out ‘burden sharing’ deal with EU as Keir Starmer says he is seeking closer cooperation with bloc

The Guardian - UK

France and UK could do more to tackle Channel crossings – Downing Street

More than 23,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year after making the journey.

The Independent UK

Channel crossings top 23,000 for year so far

Crossings continued on Monday, marking the tenth consecutive day of arrivals.

The Independent UK

Starmer to highlight Labour plans to tackle Channel crossings

Party believes Rishi Sunak is vulnerable on issue of small boat crossings and immigration

The Guardian - UK

More than 200 people cross Channel in seventh day in a row of recorded journeys

More than 2,000 people have arrived in the UK since Saturday, September 2.

The Independent UK

How to watch England vs Argentina for FREE: TV channel and live stream for Rugby World Cup game today

England face Argentina in their Rugby World Cup opener in Marseille tonight.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Man detained after bomb squad called to vehicle at Folkestone Channel tunnel terminal

Kent police say vehicle not public safety risk and incident not linked to search for escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife

Evening Standard

‘Use EU laws to seize small boats before they leave French shores’, says National Crime Agency

Boats being used to transport migrants could be stopped on the grounds of safety regulations issued by Brussels

The Independent UK

Channel crossings top 21,000 for the year so far

Some 113 people made the journey in two boats on Sunday, according to Home Office data, suggesting an average of around 57 migrants per vessel.

Evening Standard

More than 870 small boat migrants cross the Channel - highest number in one day

The total arrivals by small boats so far this year stands at 20,973

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Radio France Internationale

UK reports new record for Channel migrant crossings

The number of migrants crossing the Channel in small boats from northern France to Britain hit a new daily high for 2023, UK government statistics released on Sunday showed.

The Independent UK

Channel migrant crossings hit new daily record for 2023

More than 800 migrants crossed English Channel on Saturday

The Independent UK

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ small boat with 50 migrants on board is jailed

Reda Hamoud Abdurabou took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel

The Independent UK

Man who posed for selfies as he piloted ‘flimsy’ migrant dinghy is jailed

Egyptian Reda Hamoud Abdurabou, 25, took charge of the small boat while trying to cross the English Channel in July 2022

The Guardian - UK

Monthly number of people per small boat crossing Channel hits new high

UK figures show in August average of 53 asylum seekers were on each vessel, up from 52 in July

The Independent UK

Monthly average number of migrants per boat crossing Channel hits new high

Some 5,369 people made the journey in August in 102 boats – an average of around 53 migrants per vessel.

The Independent UK

Migrant Channel crossings top 20,000 for the year so far

Some 300 people made the journey in five boats on Tuesday, according to Government figures.

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