The UK government refused to commit to reducing the number of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats even ...

The Government is expected to seek to bring the measures into force as soon as possible once the legislation is approved by ...

A new Border security Bill will deliver on Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to “reduce” illegal migration using counter terror style ...

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has also outlined plans to make endangering another life during a sea crossing to the UK a new offence carrying a five-year jail term under the Border Security, Asylum & ...

Yvette Cooper has announced new laws as sources revealed the biggest boat detected crossing the Channel had a staggering 120 ...

Final crossings of the year took place on December 29, when 291 people made the journey from France in six boats. The Home ... Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said last month that the Government ...

Labour have been accused of “criminalising” refugees after the government launched a fresh crackdown on small boat crossings.

Home secretary Yvette Cooper said: “Dangerous criminal people ... in the UK in 2024 by crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter on the previous year.

Almost a third more migrants crossed the Channel in small boats from July 5 to the end ... and Syria (12 per cent). Last month, Yvette Cooper, the Home Secretary, said the Government had a moral ...

Suspected people smugglers could face travel and social media bans as the government announced a fresh crackdown in its bid to “smash the gangs” and cut arrivals on small boats ... Home secretary ...

Campaigners have urged the UK Government to publish data on migrant deaths as it currently ... Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: 'Dangerous criminal people-smugglers are profiting from ...

Labour MP Jess Phillips, who is now a minister in the Home Office, was once one of the most vocal opponents of the plan ...