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Record Channel crossings prompt Starmer's migrant detention pledge
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised to detain and return migrants arriving in the UK on small boats, as a record 29,003 have crossed the Channel so far in 2025, exceeding previous years' totals.
Record Channel crossings prompt Starmer's migrant detention pledge
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised to detain and return migrants arriving in the UK on small boats, as a record 29,003 have crossed the Channel so far in 2025, exceeding previous years' totals.
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40% Bias Score
Bulgaria Seizes 70 Boats in UK-Backed Migrant Smuggling Crackdown
Bulgarian customs authorities, with UK support, seized approximately 70 inflatable boats intended for illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel since the start of 2024, adding to nearly 200 seized in the previous two years, disrupting smuggling networks and improving safety.
Bulgaria Seizes 70 Boats in UK-Backed Migrant Smuggling Crackdown
Bulgarian customs authorities, with UK support, seized approximately 70 inflatable boats intended for illegal migrant crossings across the English Channel since the start of 2024, adding to nearly 200 seized in the previous two years, disrupting smuggling networks and improving safety.
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36% Bias Score
Illegal Migrant's TikTok Guide Fuels UK Channel Crisis
An illegal migrant, Alexandra420, shared a TikTok video detailing his Channel crossing, gaining nearly one million views and sparking political debate as the UK's small-boat migrant arrivals surpass 50,000 under the current Labour government.
Illegal Migrant's TikTok Guide Fuels UK Channel Crisis
An illegal migrant, Alexandra420, shared a TikTok video detailing his Channel crossing, gaining nearly one million views and sparking political debate as the UK's small-boat migrant arrivals surpass 50,000 under the current Labour government.
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56% Bias Score
Labour's Migrant Deal: Day One Challenges
Tory MP Chris Philp witnessed two boats carrying numerous migrants entering UK waters on the first day of Labour's new migrant returns deal, despite apparent French inaction, directly contradicting Labour's claims that the agreement would deter illegal crossings.
Labour's Migrant Deal: Day One Challenges
Tory MP Chris Philp witnessed two boats carrying numerous migrants entering UK waters on the first day of Labour's new migrant returns deal, despite apparent French inaction, directly contradicting Labour's claims that the agreement would deter illegal crossings.
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52% Bias Score
UK Repatriates First Illegal Channel Crossers to France Under New Pilot Program
The UK deported its first group of migrants who illegally crossed the English Channel to France on Thursday, under a new pilot program where France will accept returned migrants in exchange for the UK accepting an equal number of asylum seekers with family ties in Britain.
UK Repatriates First Illegal Channel Crossers to France Under New Pilot Program
The UK deported its first group of migrants who illegally crossed the English Channel to France on Thursday, under a new pilot program where France will accept returned migrants in exchange for the UK accepting an equal number of asylum seekers with family ties in Britain.
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40% Bias Score
UK Returns First Illegal Channel Crossers to France Under New Pilot Program
The UK returned its first group of migrants who illegally crossed the Channel to France under a new pilot program, aiming to deter future crossings by exchanging asylum seekers with family ties between the two countries; however, critics question the program's effectiveness.
UK Returns First Illegal Channel Crossers to France Under New Pilot Program
The UK returned its first group of migrants who illegally crossed the Channel to France under a new pilot program, aiming to deter future crossings by exchanging asylum seekers with family ties between the two countries; however, critics question the program's effectiveness.
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52% Bias Score
Farage's Plan: Mass Deportation of Illegal Immigrants
Nigel Farage proposed detaining and deporting all illegal immigrants arriving via small boats, aiming to stop crossings within days at an estimated cost of £10 billion over five years, despite criticism over human rights concerns and potential international legal challenges.
Farage's Plan: Mass Deportation of Illegal Immigrants
Nigel Farage proposed detaining and deporting all illegal immigrants arriving via small boats, aiming to stop crossings within days at an estimated cost of £10 billion over five years, despite criticism over human rights concerns and potential international legal challenges.
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64% Bias Score
Franco-British Migrant Return Agreement Causes Uncertainty in Calais
A new Franco-British agreement allows the UK to return migrants who arrive via small boats to France, with a reciprocal arrangement for accepting asylum seekers from France. This agreement has caused panic and uncertainty among migrants in Calais, while also leading to some migrants abandoning their...
Franco-British Migrant Return Agreement Causes Uncertainty in Calais
A new Franco-British agreement allows the UK to return migrants who arrive via small boats to France, with a reciprocal arrangement for accepting asylum seekers from France. This agreement has caused panic and uncertainty among migrants in Calais, while also leading to some migrants abandoning their...
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44% Bias Score
Migrant Boat Departs France for UK Despite New Return Scheme
A small boat carrying migrants departed from a French beach near Calais this morning, heading towards the UK, despite the new 'one in, one out' migrant return scheme recently implemented by the UK government, which has already faced criticism and challenges.
Migrant Boat Departs France for UK Despite New Return Scheme
A small boat carrying migrants departed from a French beach near Calais this morning, heading towards the UK, despite the new 'one in, one out' migrant return scheme recently implemented by the UK government, which has already faced criticism and challenges.
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48% Bias Score
UK-France Launch "One-for-One" Migrant Return Agreement
The UK and France launched a new "one-for-one" migrant return agreement on Wednesday, exchanging illegal arrivals for eligible asylum seekers with British ties; the pilot program, approved by the European Commission, aims to deter dangerous Channel crossings and is part of a wider UK strategy to com...
UK-France Launch "One-for-One" Migrant Return Agreement
The UK and France launched a new "one-for-one" migrant return agreement on Wednesday, exchanging illegal arrivals for eligible asylum seekers with British ties; the pilot program, approved by the European Commission, aims to deter dangerous Channel crossings and is part of a wider UK strategy to com...
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40% Bias Score
UK Detains First Migrants Under New Channel Crossing Return Scheme
The UK detained its first group of migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on Wednesday, initiating a new pilot scheme to return them to France in exchange for an equal number of asylum seekers with family ties to Britain; the plan, announced last month, faces criticism over its limited scop...
UK Detains First Migrants Under New Channel Crossing Return Scheme
The UK detained its first group of migrants crossing the English Channel illegally on Wednesday, initiating a new pilot scheme to return them to France in exchange for an equal number of asylum seekers with family ties to Britain; the plan, announced last month, faces criticism over its limited scop...
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52% Bias Score
UK and France Launch "One-for-One" Migrant Return Agreement
The UK implemented a new "one-for-one" migrant return agreement with France on Wednesday, exchanging illegal arrivals for those with British ties, aiming to deter Channel crossings and forming a key part of Prime Minister Starmer's anti-illegal migration strategy; the agreement has no set limits on ...
UK and France Launch "One-for-One" Migrant Return Agreement
The UK implemented a new "one-for-one" migrant return agreement with France on Wednesday, exchanging illegal arrivals for those with British ties, aiming to deter Channel crossings and forming a key part of Prime Minister Starmer's anti-illegal migration strategy; the agreement has no set limits on ...
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40% Bias Score
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