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The Guardian Politics23 Apr 2026

UK to pay for French officers to deport asylum seekers from war-torn countries

Removal site in Dunkirk will hold people of 10 nationalities trying to reach UK in small boats under new deal with French UK politics live – latest updates The UK will pay for 200 French officers to detain and deport people seeking asylum from some of the world’s most oppressive and war-ravaged regimes under a new UK-France deal to try to reduce Channel crossings. In what is being billed as the first time the French government has agreed to target those heading to the UK in small boats, a remo

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BBC Politics23 Apr 2026

UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.

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The Guardian Politics22 Apr 2026

UK to pay France another £660m to curb Channel crossings

Three-year deal includes funding for a riot squad to ‘disperse’ people trying to board small boats The UK government has agreed to pay France another £660m to curb the number of asylum seekers travelling across the Channel, including plans to fund a riot squad to “contain and disperse” people trying to board small boats. Under a three-year deal to be signed on Thursday by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, 1,100 enforcement, intelligence and military officers – an increase of 40% – will be emp

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The Guardian Politics18 Apr 2026

Two more Reform local election candidates accused of offensive posts

Labour calls on Nigel Farage to sack candidates and says his party’s checks ‘clearly not fit for purpose’ Reform UK’s checks on candidates are “clearly not fit for purpose”, Labour has said after two more candidates in May’s local elections were accused of making offensive or potentially racist social media posts. Meanwhile, it emerged that Restore Britain, the party set up by the MP Rupert Lowe after he left Reform, appeared to have accepted a donation from someone who has called publicly on so

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Express Politics18 Apr 2026

Immigration 'chaos' as hundreds of Home Office staff not up to scratch

The number of Home Office failing to meet performance standards has more than doubled as the department comes under fire for asylum scandals and small boats

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The Guardian Politics17 Apr 2026

More than half of Windrush compensation claims rejected by Home Office, report finds

Data shows only a third of concluded claims in scheme for those wrongly classed as illegal migrants resulted in pay outs The Home Office has refused to pay compensation for more than half the claims made by victims of the Windrush scandal, new analysis by the UK’s public spending watchdog has shown. The National Audit Office’s (NAO) “government’s compensation and financial recognition schemes report” found that by January 2026, 11,475 claims had been received to the scheme. It was set up in 2019

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Express Politics16 Apr 2026

Home Office confirms closure of asylum hotels across UK - full list

The government said it is "ramping up action" to end the use of hotels for illegal migrants.

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Express Politics14 Apr 2026

Tories 'went further than Corbyn on immigration' by letting in nearly 1m

Net migration peaked at 944,000, despite Tory warning that Labour would allow in 840,000

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Guido Fawkes14 Apr 2026

YOUGOV POLL: Labour Drops to Fourth, Corbyn’s Your Party on 0%

The latest from YouGov: Reform UK 24% Conservatives 19% Green 18% Labour 17% Lib Dem 13% Restore Britain 4% SNP 3% Other 2% Plaid Cymru 1% Your Party 0% A big fat zero for Your Party. The entire Scottish Executive Committee of Your Party split from the main party yesterday and will campaign against Corbyn.…

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Express Politics14 Apr 2026

Labour humiliated as staggering cost of France deportations revealed

At least 5,136 people have entered the UK so far this year on small boats.

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Express Politics9 Apr 2026

Outrage as French police ‘watch dying asylum seekers cling to migrant boat’

Two men and two women 'swept out to sea' in latest Channel crossing tragedy

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BBC Politics9 Apr 2026

Four people die trying to board boat in Channel crossing attempt

Authorities say 37 people are being treated in hospital, but around 30 others continued their journeys to the UK.

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