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Nearly two-thirds of Britons want to reduce immigration, with around half calling for it to be cut “significantly” and a majority agreeing with the prime minister’s assertion that migration damages the fabric of society, polling shows.

An Iranian man who was arrested in connection to the alleged terror plot on the Israeli embassy in London entered the UK illegally and was living in accommodation provided by the taxpayer, a report has claimed.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has called for a “halt” to immigration, arguing that the mass importation of foreigners “devalues” Britain.

The record number of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel so far this year can be attributed to one factor – the weather. So said the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper on Tuesday when pushed to answer just why the country’s porous border is being so easily crossed by multiple boat arrivals from France.

The left-wing Labour Party government in Britain has entered into negotiations with France for a potential migrant exchange scheme in which illegals who cross the English Channel would be sent back in return for the UK taking in an equal number of alleged asylum seekers living in France.

A suspected illegal migrant from Afghanistan appeared in court this week, facing accusations of threatening to kill Nigel Farage.

Illegal crossings of the English Channel soared to their highest daily total for the year on Saturday as people smugglers operating on the French coastline launched multiple boatloads of migrants towards the UK. 

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said that illegal immigration should be confronted similarly to the war on terror, as he hosted an international summit on the issue in London.

Illegal migrant crossings of the English Channel are occurring at a record pace since the start of the year, despite the left-wing Labour government’s pledge to end the crisis.

Two migrants have died in attempts to cross the treacherous waters of the English Channel from France to Britain over the past two days.

Police fined a British couple £1,500 after having discovered an illegal migrant had hidden on their vehicle to enter the UK from France clandestinely.

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted that his government was not in a position to actually fulfil his promise to the public of ending the illegal migrant crisis in the English Channel while expressing regret over the “stop the boats” slogan.

The Labour Party government in Britain is planning to increase the amount of taxpayer money given to lawyers to defend illegal migrants and supposed asylum seekers.

The leftist Labour Party government in Britain has put forward a resident of Finland as its candidate for border watchdog, who suggested he may work from home in the Nordic nation.

Labour faces split over how to beat Farage, with faction complaining party has already gone too far in trying to appeal to Reform voters.

A group of Labour Party MPs have reportedly joined to pressure Prime Minister Keir Starmer to get tough on migration to prevent the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party.

The Labour Party government is reportedly preparing to revoke the ban on illegal boat migrants from obtaining citizenship in Britain.

The number of illegal migrants who crossed the English Channel in 2024 increased by 25 per cent over the previous year, according to initial government figures.

At least three illegal migrants died while trying to cross the English Channel in a small people-smuggler operated boat on Sunday morning, making this year the deadliest on record since the crisis began.

Over 150,000 illegal boat migrants have landed on British shores since the crisis began in earnest in 2018 as hundreds more crossed the English Channel on Christmas and Boxing Day.

People smuggling operations continued in the English Channel on Christmas as hundreds of illegals reached British shores after setting sail from the beaches of France.

Migrant criminals committed over 10,000 further crimes in a single year after being released from jail in Britain while evading deportation.

The number of illegal boat migrants that have crossed the English Channel since the Labour Party came into power has surpassed 20,000, despite promises from the fledgling government to crack down on the people smuggling trade.

A suspected people smuggler was arrested in Amsterdam on Wednesday, accused of supplying small boats to intending illegal migrants for English Channel crossings.

More than 1,800 illegal boat migrants crossed the English Channel over the past week despite government promises to stop the boats.

After overseeing months of thousands more illegal boat migrants landing on British beaches, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that his government would throw more money at the problem, committing an additional £75 million to various initiatives, none of which include sending the boats back to France.

An analysis from a left-wing think tank has found that the average cost of housing and supporting supposed asylum seekers in Britain has more than doubled over the past four years.

French maritime authorities pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel on Wednesday, pushing the count of dead and missing in French waters so far this year above 50.

The British government has allowed in more illegal migrants than any other country in Europe, an international study has found.

Illegal crossings of the English Channel hit a new record for the year as nearly a thousand migrants were brought ashore by British authorities after setting sail from the French coastline.

The people smuggler-facilitated migrant crisis in the English Channel claimed the lives of another four people Saturday, including a small child who is said to have been “trampled” to death.

The government scheme to put up migrants in hotels across Britain will reportedly continue for another three years despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s vow to end the practice.

The number of adult migrants claiming to be child asylum seekers has climbed to a record high in Britain this year, with more than 1,300 fraudulent cases discovered by authorities.

Since the left-wing Labour Party government of Sir Kier Starmer came into power in July, more than 10,000 illegal migrants have reached British shores after crossing the English Channel from France.

During his first trip to Italy since taking office British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that the UK will seek to replicate Giorgia Meloni’s success in stemming the tide of illegal boat migrants, sparking a wave of criticism from leftist Labour Party lawmakers back in London.

Several people died early Sunday during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French authorities said.