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A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, by the RNLI Dungeness Lifeboat following a small boat incident in the Channel, December 28, 2024
THE government faced calls today to reverse border crackdowns and establish safe refugee routes after it was revealed that 2024 was the deadliest year on record for Channel crossings.
A new report by the Refugee Council shows that at least 69 people lost their lives trying to make the perilous journey — more than the total of 59 recorded between 2019 and 2023.
It notes that the government “seems to have accepted” that enforcement efforts have made journeys more dangerous, yet has failed to announce measures to improve search and rescue.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
Listening to our own communities and organising within them holds the key to stopping the advance of Reform UK and other far-right initiatives, posits TONY CONWAY
