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In an interview with Brexit Party Leader Nigel Farage, the former prime minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, said that Britain needs to take a hard stance in stopping illegal boat migrants sailing across the English Channel from France in order to halt the growing crisis. Mr Farage, who has been…

Illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats threaten to drown themselves or their children in order to keep French ships back, according to reports. Migrants from coronavirus-infected camps on the French coast have been crossing the English Channel in record numbers, with many seemingly being escorted into British…

Immigration into the U.K. has fallen dramatically as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as governments across the world imposed lockdown restrictions and closed borders in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus.A report released by the Home Office, which looks at the impact of COVID-19 on the…

Freedom of movement in the UK will end on 31 December, 2020 – the date on which the transition period finishes. EU citizens will need a visa in order to migrate to the UK. Those who currently live in Britain will need to get pre-settled or settled status. Agnieszka Radziwinowiczówna…

Priti Patel wants new powers to curb illegal migrants sneaking into UK and calls for law change so dinghies can be turned around in the Channel and sent back to FranceHome Secretary wants to see if migrants boats can legally be returned to FranceIf it proves impossible under current law,…

Nigel Farage has filmed more migrants apparently being escorted by a French naval vessel into British waters to be handed over to UK Border Force. The Brexit Party leader turned investigative journalist took to the English Channel again on Tuesday morning to report on the increased waves of illegal boat…

Travel firms are already looking to exploit a 'Dublin dodge' loophole in Britain's new quarantine rules that allows those arriving from Ireland to avoid having to isolate at home.Home Secretary Priti Patel announced plans for a tough new quarantine regime requiring almost all arrivals into the UK to immediately self-isolate…

Image copyright AFP / Getty Images People arriving in France from the UK will have to self-isolate for 14 days from 8 June, the French government has announced.It comes after Home Secretary Priti Patel revealed quarantine plans for visitors to the UK from the same date.France said it would impose…

Britain's mandatory quarantine on all arrivals has been slammed with some critics saying it would make more sense to quarantine those travelling from the UK's worst-hit regions to low-risk ones.Home Secretary Priti Patel today confirmed all travellers returning to the UK will face a mandatory 14 day period in quarantine…

Albanian human trafficking gang boss is jailed for nine years after smuggling migrants into UK on dinghiesVladimir Bardoshi is the third member of the gang to be imprisoned in the UKBardoshi and his gang smuggled migrants from France on a fleet of dinghiesThe Albanian people trafficker was extradited on a…