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Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

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Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

The Government has agreed a new deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of wider moves to limit small boat crossings. The deal, signed by Home Office minister Dan Jarvis, will set up a formal process to return Iraqis who have arrived in the UK with no right to stay in the country. It comes after an £800,000 deal last year with Baghdad to help the country crack […]

todayAugust 20, 2025

50,000 migrants have crossed Channel on small boats since Labour took power

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50,000 migrants have crossed Channel on small boats since Labour took power

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Labour won the 2024 general election. Home Office figures show 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone, which brings recorded arrivals to 50,271 since the election on July 4 2024. Labour former home secretary Baroness Smith of Malvern had said earlier on Tuesday that reaching the milestone is “unacceptable”. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch […]

todayAugust 12, 2025

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