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Express Politics1 Aug 2026

Burnham's pledged to stop the small boats – but what about the really BIG ones?

OPINION - JUDY FINNIGAN: With hundreds of men, women and children crammed on board, the English Channel is more dangerous than ever

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Guido Fawkes30 Jul 2026

Four Migrants Die Attempting Channel Crossing

French emergency services report that four migrants have died while attempting to get across the Channel on small boats this morning. Three women died after having heart attacks near Dunkirk and a man died in a separate incident near Dannes. Boats are usually overloaded and often encounter difficulty. French authorities were criticised yesterday for failing…

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Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Watch as French throw life jackets to migrants during smugglers' 70-mile Channel crossing

And smugglers attempted a 70 mile crossing from Fecamp to Eastbourne, the longest Channel migrant crossing every attempted.

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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026

Far More Small Boat Migrants Arrive in Burnham’s First Week Than Starmer’s

Burnham has said the “plan is working” on small boats after ignoring them completely since taking office. How does his first week stack up? Burnham took office on 20 July 2026. His first seven days, 20 to 26 July, saw 881 small boat arrivals in 13 boats. Starmer took office on 5 July 2024. His…

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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026

Tories’ Philp accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel incident

Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisis UK politics live – latest updates A Conservative MP has claimed a French warship fired warning shots near a boat he was on in the Channel in an attempt to stop him covering the small boats crisis. Chris Philp, who is his party’s home affairs spokesperson, was being interviewed by the BBC a couple of miles off Boulogne on Tuesday when the warship Flamant passed by. As it did so, a French navy off

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Express Politics28 Jul 2026

Fawlty Towers star John Cleese says he trusts Rupert Lowe more than any other UK leader

The actor has been outspoken on political issues for years and expressed his support for the Restore Britain leader.

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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026

WATCH: Chris Philp ‘Shot at by the French’ in English Channel

Meanwhile in Philpville… the Shadow Home Secretary said: “On the channel today monitoring illegal migrant crossings … as I was being interviewed by the BBC just now a French warship approached close and fired 17 live rounds behind us. There was no notice or training exercise in place. Felt like warning shots or attempted intimidation.”…

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Express Politics16 Jul 2026

Britain's next small boats crisis is already being created and we are doing nothing

Successive governments have utterly failed to stop the boats - maybe it's time to tackle the root cause.

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The Guardian Politics12 Jul 2026

France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to stave off travel chaos

Disruption at Channel crossings expected to rise amid new fingerprinting and facial recognition checks France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls in response to warnings of travel chaos caused by new fingerprinting and facial recognition checks. Disruption at Channel crossings is expected to rise sharply next weekend at the start of the summer holiday season, with MPs warning of “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” unless the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) is fixed or ch

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BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".

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BBC Politics9 Jul 2026

Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

Rupert Lowe criticised the ban of handguns in the UK, saying it was "because there was a murder in Dunblane".

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Sky News Politics9 Jul 2026

Fury as Restore Britain leader describes Dunblane tragedy as 'one murder'

The leader of the far-right Restore Britain party has sparked fury after describing the 1996 Dunblane massacre as "one murder".

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