migrants
Diane Abbott MP: The government has manufactured a ‘migrant crisis’ to distract from its own terrible policies
'Total applications for asylum seekers hit 100,000 or more at the turn of this century. They are far less than half of that now.'
Government’s tougher immigration and asylum policy in the spotlight as number of migrants crossing Channel hits new daily high
As activists took to the streets of Glasgow demanding justice for migrants, a record number of people crossed the English Channel by boat.
Priti Patel slammed for ‘inhumane and illegal’ plans to send boats carrying migrants back to France
'Rather than spending time, resource and immense effort on pushing these very vulnerable people away, this government must give people options for safe routes'
Nigel Farage’s attack on the RNLI backfires as charity sees donations surge by 2000% in a single day
One user wrote: "Thank you Nigel Farage & Daily Mail for criticising the incredible work the @RNLI does to rescue migrants. Due to you highlighting their endeavours I'm now donating every month”.
‘When I had Covid there was no support’: Harsh reality for UK’s migrant communities
In a new report, the UK's migrant communities share some of the devastating situations they have found themselves in during the pandemic.
Behind last week’s media hype over migrant Channel crossings
Priti Patel last week pushed the harshest law yet over right to claim asylum as right-wing press agitated once again over Channel crossings