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The Latest Breaking News on Government examines claims French migrant officers ‘falling short’ of standard

What does the UK’s small boats plan mean for relations with France?

Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak meet on Friday with the UK’s new bill high on the agenda

The Guardian - UK

Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – March 6

The long-promised legislation that would make asylum claims inadmissible from those who travel to the UK on small photos leads many of the papers.

The Independent UK

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Sunak isn’t halting migrant boats or chasing traffickers: he’s just chasing headlines again

The PM’s latest plan is to make asylum claims inadmissible for people who arrive on small boats. But the real aim is to talk tough to save himself, says Diane Taylor, writer on civil liberties and human rights

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – January 28

A smattering of tax-dodging is splashed across the front pages on Saturday.

The Independent UK

What are the five promises Rishi Sunak made in his speech?

PM vows to halve inflation, cut waiting lists and halt migrant boats among other priorities

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak vows to halve inflation and ‘stop migrant boats’ before 2024 election

PM promises to deliver on five major ‘people’s priorities’ – including reducing NHS waiting lists

The Independent UK

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Border Force ‘patrolling French beaches with local officers’ to tackle Channel crossings

First joint patrol thought to have taken place before Christmas

The Independent UK

Border Force ‘patrolling French beaches with local officers’ - OLD

The first joint patrol took place just before Christmas after months of negotiations between UK and French officials.

The Independent UK

Record number of migrants crossed Channel to UK in 2022

Rishi Sunak has promised new legislation to make it ‘unambiguously clear that if you enter the UK illegally, you should not be able to remain here’.

The Independent UK

Home Office staff call for ‘unpalatable’ small boats deal to be scrapped

The PCS union has told the home secretary that the £63m France deal was ‘doomed to fail’, and that a safe passage visa was needed

The Guardian - UK

UK, European neighbours agree to curb illegal immigration

Ministers from Britain, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands on Thursday agreed plans to step up co-operation to tackle irregular immigration across Europe and try to stop people smugglers working in the English Channel.

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Minister threatens fresh asylum crackdown and lashes out at international students

‘It will mean looking at how we treat people on arrival, so nobody thinks coming to the UK is a soft touch’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak news – live: PM backs Raab amid new bullying allegations

Senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC was appointed by Rishi Sunak to look into formal complaints of bullying by Raab

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Cost of living news – live: Energy price cap rises to record level as support bill soars

It is set to add to the massive strain faced by the public purse in coming months due to soaring gas prices

The Independent UK

Cost of living news – live: Energy price cap rises to record level as support bill soars

It is set to add to the massive strain faced by the public purse in coming months due to soaring gas prices

The Independent UK

Sunak insists UK will not realign with EU laws under his watch

The Prime Minister said he voted for and continues to believe in Brexit, pointing to opportunities to control migration and strike new trade deals.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak rules out any new EU trade deal that undermines Brexit freedoms

‘The UK will not pursue any relationship with Europe that relies on alignment with EU laws’

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Evening Standard

Ministers clash with business leaders over calls to open borders to help crippling staff shortages

Clash with ministers over demands to relax immigration rules to ease jobs crisis

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak pinning hopes on migrant workers - but doesn't want to shout about it

Office for Budget Responsibility stats released with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement last week revealed net migration will rise from a March estimate of 129,000 in 2026 to 205,000

The Conversation

UK-France migration deal: how does Brexit factor into the plan to stop small boats?

A new deal struck between the UK and France to curb the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats has been announced. It involves the UK paying £8 million more to France to increase surveillance and enforcement, mainly on the French coast.

Daily Mirror

'The Tories broke the pension triple lock once - don't let them do so again!'

The Voice of the Mirror calls on everyone to back the voice of Ricky Tomlinson to raise the state pension by inflation to stop even more Brits being hit hard during these tough times

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ditches pledge to place cap on refugee numbers OLD

Prime minister sets face firmly against introduction of ID cards

The Independent UK

Annual cap on number of refugees not a priority, Rishi Sunak says

The Prime Minister has previously argued there was a finite amount of legal asylum seekers the country could accommodate.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak vows to stem migration to UK, but signals delay to refugee cap

Prime minister says stopping people crossing Channel in small boats is his ‘most pressing priority’

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