To turn around the UK’s unprecedented level of illegal immigration, the prime minister must summon actions, not just rhetoric ...

After talks at the G7 over the ‘deteriorating situation’ with Channel crossings, the PM vows to take tougher action ...

Against this fractious backdrop, turmoil looks inevitable within Labour’s ranks, despite Sir Keir Starmer’s 170-seat majority ...

Thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists gathered to ‘send a message’ to the Government at a demonstration in ...

In a back and forth, Mr Philp claimed landlords are being offered ‘above market deals’ to secure properties for ‘illegal ...

Sir Keir Starmer's plans to double the time foreigners must wait to qualify for permanent settlement could increase Britain's illegal migrant population, experts have warned. Immigration reforms ...

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Reform UK leader issues furious response to Prime Minister's suggestion of visa crackdown to get a grip on small boats ...

Diane Abbott has declared that Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” immigration speech was “fundamentally racist” and copying ...

New figures show a fall in net migration. But still, Labour will struggle to soothe public concern, writes our senior correspondent Allan Little.

That led to precisely the wrong default setting on the gangs – blame opponents for “amplifying” politically niche or divisive ...