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Government & Politics
Britain expects up to 56,000 immigrants to arrive in small boats this year
(Reuters) Britain is anticipating that 56,000 migrants will cross the Channel in small boats to its shores this year, court documents show, meaning it would be need[ing] to house as many as 140,000 asylum seekers. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made stopping […]
Immigration
Small boats, big tensions between France and Britain
(AFP) “The moment they are in the boats at sea, they’ve won,” says a French policeman as he looks out across a windswept departure point for migrants heading across the Channel to Britain. Day and night, military police officers like Maxence, a […]
Government & Politics
Migrant crossings: Number reaching UK this year three times 2020’s total
(BBC) The number of migrants to have reached the UK by boat this year is now more than three times the 2020 total. The Home Office said 886 people arrived on Saturday, bringing the 2021 total to more than 25,700. The figure […]