Pressure is mounting on Andy Burnham to address small boat crossings into the UK.
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The aim is to disrupt Channel crossings well before people reach the French coast.
An independent inquiry found ‘systemic’ failures that led to the deadliest Channel crossing.
During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
During my year aboard the Ocean Viking, we collected the harrowing stories of 110 people rescued by the ship in the central Mediterranean.
New BBC drama King and Conquerer, the Bayeux tapestry and Anglo-French politics all collide in the Channel.
The recent Cranston Inquiry has shed light on the rescue operation that failed to prevent the deaths of at least 30 people in the Channel.
Since 2019, the UK and France have focused on addressing the rise in Channel crossings.
The International Booker Prize nominee follows a French coastguard operator haunted by the deaths she did not prevent.
The Home Office has proposed paying influencers to discourage migrants from coming to the UK.
Arresting smugglers is difficult, and doesn’t make migrants less likely to seek out their services.
The UK may be setting itself up to detain many people for indefinite periods.
The UK government’s plan to remove asylum seekers will likely face legal challenges.
Publicly available data on irregular migration is a welcome development, but it doesn’t tell the full story.
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Chargée de recherche CNRS, Géographe et politiste spécialiste des frontières et migrations, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Senior Research Associate, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol
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Departmental Lecturer in Criminology, University of Oxford
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Researcher, The Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, History of Art Department, Trinity College Dublin
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Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor in Human Geography, Durham University
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Associate Professor, Nottingham Law School, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Researcher at The Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Digital Methods, University of Edinburgh
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Assistant Professor in Refugee and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University
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Assistant Professor in Global Challenges, Brunel University of London