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Brexit 2.0? Why the UK Is Reaching Breaking Point Amid Immigration, Economic Strain and Political Division

Tensions rise in the UK as Angela Rayner criticises immigration plans, a border chief resigns and Keir Starmer faces calls to rethink Brexit-era red lines.

International Business Times UK

UK small boats crisis takes new twist as border chief to leave role

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The Independent UK

Home Office border security chief quits after failing to bring down small boat crossings

Almost 60,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Martin Hewitt was appointed

Evening Standard

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UK border security chief to step down as government fails to get a grip on small boats crisis

Sir Keir Starmer appointed Martin Hewitt, a former senior police officer, shortly after Labour took power

The Independent UK

UK Border Security Will Now Seize Phones of Illegal Immigrants in Hopes to Catch Traffickers

Illegal immigrants who arrive in Britain starting 5 January will have their phones confiscated by the authorities to help track down traffickers.

International Business Times UK

Small boats spotted crossing Channel overnight

More than 36,000 people have made the journey so far this year, around a third higher than at the same point in 2024.

Evening Standard

More small boats seen crossing English Channel overnight

More than 36,000 people have made the journey so far this year

The Independent UK

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Borders chief can’t name a way Brexit has helped UK control its borders

The new border security commander, Martin Hewitt, said he did ‘not immediately’ have an answer

The Independent UK

UK border chief ‘frustrated’ at French failure to curb small boat crossings

Martin Hewitt tells MPs ‘political instability’ is factor in failure to roll out more interventionist tactics

The Guardian - UK

Number of Channel crossing arrivals ‘frustrating’, says border security chief

Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt said he finds the numbers very challenging but that work to stop crossings was always going to take time.

Evening Standard

France Admits Failure on Migrant Crossings and May Send Them Back to UK

France’s top border official has finally admitted what many in the UK have suspected for a while—France needs to do more to stop the surge in small boat crossings.

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UK signs ‘road map’ with France as Channel crossings continue

Border security commander Martin Hewitt met French special representative on migration Patrick Stefanini in Paris to sign the agreement.

Evening Standard

Government adverts launched to warn of misinformation from people smugglers

The digital content shared by the Home Office comes as part of an international campaign to warn those considering coming to the UK.

Evening Standard

Home Secretary signs ‘world-first’ deal with Iraq to tackle people smuggling

Yvette Cooper took part in a three-day visit to the country this week.

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The Guardian - UK

Ex-police chief named head of UK’s border security command

Martin Hewitt’s appointment to tackle small boat crossings comes as PM heads to Italy to learn about its immigration policies

Evening Standard

Starmer hails Italy success targeting 'vile' human trafficking trade across the Med at source in North Africa

Britain is seeking to learn from Italy to tackle the ‘small boats’ Channel crisis

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Wes Streeting hints budget cuts will go further than axing winter fuel payment

The Tory leadership contender has drawn criticism for her comments

Evening Standard

Covid rules were confusing and £10,000 fines disproportionate, says Priti Patel

Former Home Secretary tells Covid Inquiry that regulations were hard to understand for police and public

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The Independent UK

Ex-home secretary Priti Patel criticises confusing and complex Covid laws

Dame Priti agreed they were hard to understand for both the police and the public.

Evening Standard

Police had to delay enforcing Covid laws after getting legislation from Matt Hancock minutes before

Martin Hewitt, the ex-chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said he had to tell then-home secretary Dame Priti Patel they needed more time

The Independent UK

Police delayed law after getting Hancock’s Covid legislation with minutes to go

Martin Hewitt, the ex-chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said he had to tell then-home secretary Dame Priti Patel they needed more time.

The Independent UK

Former home secretary Priti Patel to give evidence to Covid inquiry

Other witnesses include Martin Hewitt, the former chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Jun Pang from human rights group Liberty.

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why Covid fines were more likely for minorities and the worse off

In today’s newsletter: More than 120,000 penalties were handed out during the pandemic – but there’s a question of how fairly they were issued

The Independent UK

People will not want to join police in wake of Casey review, warns top officer

Martin Hewitt is chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How TikTok became the centre of a geopolitical cybersecurity row

In today’s newsletter: The UK government plans to ban the app on official devices to prevent potential spying – but there’s more to the move than that

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