(National-UAE) New measures to curtail the number of migrant boats sailing across the English Channel to land asylum seekers in the UK are being urgently considered.
Legislation promised as part of the UK government’s efforts to tackle illegal migration could come as soon as Tuesday.
There has been a massive rise in the number of migrants entering the UK who have made the dangerous voyage, often in unseaworthy vessels, across the English Channel, one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
Reducing migrant numbers is a political priority for the ruling Conservative Party.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced the plans late on Saturday.
(Date based on UK time)
