Government ‘hoping’ it will not have to create safe and legal route or change asylum law, says Home Office sourceDeaths in the English Channel are expected to rise to “devastating” new highs over the coming months, with charities and experts warning that Labour’s action against smugglers could trigger increasingly dangerous methods to launch boats.A record of 43 people have died attempting to cross the Channel this year, 35 of them at sea, with six children and a pregnant woman among 12 people who drowned in a disaster on Tuesday. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/07/labour-smash-the-gangs-death-risk-channel-migrants
Author : Lizzie Dearden
Publish date : 2024-09-07 16:12:32
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