In Home figures described as “unacceptable” by Labour former home secretary Baroness Smith, it also emerged 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone
More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Labour won the 2024 general election.
In Home figures described as “unacceptable” by Labour former home secretary Baroness Smith, it also emerged 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone. Earlier this month, the Government began detaining migrants under a new “one in, one out” deal with France.
UK officials aim to make referrals for returns to France within three days of a migrant’s arrival by small boat, while French authorities will respond within 14 days. An approved asylum seeker in France will be brought to the UK under a safe route as part of the exchange. It comes after The Mirror’s Kevin Maguire wrote: ‘Labour must find engaging story for the UK – or face election wipeout’.
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Baroness Smith, who is now an education and women and equalities minister, told BBC Breakfast: “Criminal gangs have got an absolute foothold in the tragic trafficking of people across the Channel. It is an unacceptable number of people.”
Earlier this month, the Government began detaining migrants under a new “one in, one out” deal with France. UK officials aim to make referrals for returns to France within three days of a migrant’s arrival by small boat, while French authorities will respond within 14 days.
An approved asylum seeker in France will be brought to the UK under a safe route as part of the exchange. Last week the government announced it is introducing powers for immediate deportation from prison for all foreign nationals who .
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