Nearly 1,200 made the crossing illegally on Saturday, the highest number of people so far this year in a single day. Defence Secretary John Healey later admitted that Britain had “lost control of its ...

The hot-weather has meant more people are trying to reach the UK in small boats organised by smuggling gangs. And they are ...

The UK leader is considering whether visas could be issued based on how well countries co-operate with the UK on illegal ...

Pictures show new arrivals wearing life jackets being brought to shore in a Border Force boat in Dover ... Home Secretary Yvette Cooper was the last minister to reach a deal with the Treasury ...

Lord Green of Deddington warned public services could be overwhelmed if net migration continues to surge at 400,000.

Yvette Cooper is facing a grilling from MPs over the migrant crisis just days after a record number of small boat arrivals. The Home Secretary is appearing before the Home Affairs Select Committee ...

The latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats, bringing the provisional ... not just on the shore.” Yvette Cooper (James Manning/PA) The highest number of arrivals ...

The government has blamed the good weather for the record number of migrant crossings this year ... Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government is pressing their French counterparts to ...

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