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France's Macron is wrong on illegal migration to Britain - Patel

French President Emmanuel Macron is wrong to say Britain's immigration policy is encouraging migrants to risk their lives crossing the Channel from France, British interior minister Priti Patel said on Wednesday.

Reuters

‘Hypocritical’ Britain to blame for every Channel migrant drowning, says Macron

French president vows to ‘step up the pressure’ on UK but Priti Patel brands his comments ‘absolutely wrong’

The Independent UK

Armed counter-terrorism officers to be deployed on British cross-Channel ferries

Move will tighten security on passenger vessels, which are unguarded and seen as vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

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Priti Patel ‘misleading’ public by calling Channel crossings illegal after court rules asylum seekers not committing crime

Exclusive: Home secretary and ministers have continued to call crossings ‘illegal’ in parliament despite ruling

The Independent UK

Home Office defends right to seize Channel asylum seekers’ phones

Lawyers representing home secretary apologise for secrecy but tell high court that policy is lawful

The Guardian - UK

Home Office admits unlawful secret policy to seize all Channel migrants’ phones

Asylum seekers had all possessions seized, despite committing no crime, amid Home Office ‘misunderstanding’ over law

The Independent UK

Government accused of ‘hiding’ as MoD refuses to answer questions on Channel crossing involvement

Former Navy and Border Force officials raise alarm about plan to draft in military to combat rise in cross-Channel migration, warning that Navy vessels could serve as ‘honey pot’ and incentivise crossings

The Independent UK

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Solution for tackling migrant crossings ‘not at sea’, MPs told

The Prime Minister signed off plans for the military to take over command of the operation from Border Force.

The Independent UK

Genocide survivors urge compassion for migrants ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

It comes after more than 28,000 people crossed the English Channel illegally to try to reach the UK last year.

The Independent UK

EU Commissioner for migration & asylum urges 'clarity' from UK over Channel crossings

2022 is not yet one month old, but already around a thousand people have made "irregular" crossings from France to the United Kingdom – putting a spotlight back onto the issue of migration between the European Union and its former member state. Margaritis Schinas is European Commission Vice-President, and the…

France 24

Sending in the Royal Navy is not the answer to small boat migration in the Channel

The Home Office has announced a plan to bring in the Royal Navy to take charge of policing the English Channel after the number of migrants attempting the crossing in small boats tripled in 2021. Full details of the plan have not been revealed, but appear to involve the navy…

The Conversation

Could the boat train be back for Channel crossings?

Deck Talk: Slow travel that also gets you from city to city, gently

The Independent UK

Government accused of having ‘no plan’ to reduce Channel crossings as Ghana denies offshoring talks

Plans to draft military in to tackle small boat arrivals branded ‘desperate’ by MPs

The Independent UK

Home Office denies plans to use sonic devices against migrant boats in Channel

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accused No 10 of chasing headlines

The Independent UK

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Wales Online

Home Office denies plans to use sonic devices against migrant boats

According to reports, Number 10 wanted to use Long-Range Acoustic Devices to deter migrants from crossing the Channel

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s plan for military to tackle Channel crossings will aid people smugglers, says ex-navy chief

Move will offer traffickers ‘efficient conduit’, says Lord West

The Independent UK

Questions over plan for Royal Navy to take charge of tackling migrant crossings

Critics branded the plan ‘cruel and inhumane’ and raised concerns about the Royal Navy being diverted from other priorities.

Al Jazeera

UK to task military with stopping migrant boat crossings: Reports

Critics slam PM Boris Johnson for ‘inhumane’ reported plan to put the navy in charge of English Channel operations.

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Daily Mirror

Fury as Priti Patel sends warships to tackle Channel boats in 'Partygate distraction'

The Tory Home Secretary confirmed the Royal Navy will be sent into the Channel - as a charity accused Boris Johnson of 'trying to protect his own career by bullying defenceless people'

Wales Online

Boris Johnson to 'put military in charge of tackling migrant Channel crossings'

More than 770 people have made the dangerous journey across the Channel in small boats so far this year

The Independent UK

Johnson signs off plan to put military in charge of tackling migrant crossings

More detailed information on how the plan would work is yet to be provided, and questions have gone unanswered.

The Independent UK

Senior Tory says plan for military to take charge of Channel crossings operations ‘massive distraction’

Labour also accuses PM of attempting to ‘chase headlines to distract from the total mess he is in as a result of rule-breaking parties in No 10’

The Guardian - UK

Royal Navy unlikely to pursue Channel refugee ‘pushback’ policy

Military preparing options for No 10 but use of warships to turn back refugees seen as disproportionate

The Guardian - UK

BBC calls licence decision ‘disappointing’ after Nadine Dorries confirms two-year fee freeze – as it happened

Culture secretary rebuked by Speaker for tweeting announcement on Sunday as BBC says decision will impact on programming

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