The public is right to care about small boat crossings
The halving of immigration this week can’t change the reality of the asylum system.
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Britain’s small boats obsession
Overcrowded dinghies used for desperate, dangerous crossings have become totemic in our toxic immigration conversation.
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Tragedy in the Channel shows the flaws of the Rwanda plan
The new policy will not put off migrants who are already prepared to risk their lives to reach the UK.
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Labour’s position on Europe is slowly emerging
Keir Starmer’s plan to reduce small-boat crossings is getting obscured by debates about closeness to the EU.
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“Stop the boats” is a delusion
Rishi Sunak has only just realised what we always knew.
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Rishi Sunak should take on the immigration fantasists
We need to end the cycle of unrealistic promises followed by cries of betrayal.
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Children’s commissioner demands data on child refugees from Suella Braverman
Rachel de Souza is calling for Home Office information on children arriving on small boats, and what happens to them…
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Would Rishi Sunak win a fight over competence?
Labour advisers fear the Conservatives have the crucial advantage of actually being able to do things.
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Sadiq Khan: Britain’s “extreme hard Brexit isn’t working”
The Mayor of London also decried the current arrangement with the EU as being “awful for London”.
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Don’t assume that migrant-born politicians should be pro-immigration
There is little progressive about assuming that Suella Braverman and Priti Patel should take a more liberal stance than other…
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In defence of Gary Lineker
How is he the villain for criticising Suella Braverman’s cruel refugee plan?
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Gary Lineker’s pre-emptive strike at BBC head Tim Davie
No one is going to stop the presenter tweeting his opinion.
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Rishi Sunak can’t win his fight on the small boats bill
He cannot reduce immigration to zero and plenty of Conservatives will be among those repulsed by the crackdown.
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This immigration bill isn’t just illegal – it’s dangerous
Indefinitely detaining hundreds of young men in poorly constructed camps could end very badly.
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Sunak’s anti-asylum plan may not be as politically beneficial as he hopes
Announcing that migrants illegally crossing the Channel won’t be able to stay is popular, but its actual impact may be…
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Migrant mathematics: the real calculation behind Sunak’s refugee crackdown
While overseeing record net migration, the Prime Minister is making a show of zero tolerance towards asylum seekers.
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The Rwanda deal has been ruled lawful – but it’s bad news for this government
The Home Secretary would have to examine each asylum seeker’s case, defeating the point of the scheme.
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Why the government’s plan to use the Navy against Channel migrants sounds familiar
To divert attention from the latest scandal, ministers are repeating empty immigration announcements made many times before.
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France cancels Priti Patel meeting as Brexit tensions deepen migrant crisis
Toxic relations between Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron risk complicating efforts to save lives.
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