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𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳'𝘴 Home Secretary #ShabanaMahmoodMP failed to agree a new beach patrol deal with France aimed at reducing the number of departures ..... so has agreed a 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦-𝘫𝘦𝘳𝘬 agreement!

#MigrationCrisis #SmallBoats #EnglishChannel #AslumSeekers

Darren Fower 1d ago

𝘈𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 two migrants have died off the coast of 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, attempting to cross the #EnglishChannel, just 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 after 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳 signed an extension with France to reduce the number of crossings!

#MigrationCrisis #SmallBoats #AsulumSeekers

Home ━ The European Conservative 3d ago

Migrant Deaths Reported in Mediterranean Sea and English Channel

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://europeanconservative.com/articles/news-corner/migrant-deaths-reported-in-mediterranean-sea-and-english-channel/

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬3d ago

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected #UK waters
Almost 40% of #England’s seas are designated as #marineprotectedareas.
‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink,’ say campaigners, arguing #overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’
Report found #NorthSea & #CelticSea cod, #IrishSea whiting, Irish Sea herring and North Sea and east #EnglishChannel horse mackerel at critically low levels, yet continued to be overfished.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/a-national-scandal-trawlers-scour-seabeds-of-supposedly-protected-uk-waters

‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters

‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink’ say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’

The Guardian

Peter 3d ago

Two Migrants Dead, One Missing After English Channel Crossing Attempt Off French Coast #EnglishChannel #Migrants #Gravelines #Tragedy #MigrationCrisis https://www.lokalupdate.com/post/2673/047414-8840-two-migrants-dead-one-missing-after-english-channel-crossing-at

Two Migrants Dead, One Missing After English Channel Crossing Attempt Off French Coast

Two migrants lost their lives and another remains missing following an attempted crossing of the English Channel off the coast of Gravelines, France, on Wednes…

LokalUpdate

Darren Fower 3d ago

In 2023, the UK paid £476m to France for extra patrols to disrupt migrant smuggling gangs.
-> In 2025, approximately 41,472 people reached the UK via small boats, across the #EnglishChannel! 🧐
https://open.substack.com/pub/darrenfower/p/the-16-million-stopgap-why-is-the
https://open.substack.com/pub/darrenfower/p/the-16-million-stopgap-why-is-the

The £16 Million "Stopgap": Why Is the UK Still Paying for a Leaky Border?

Are we getting "more bang for our buck" or just throwing good money after bad?

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Darren Fower 4d ago

𝗨𝗞 just 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 the French 𝘈𝘕𝘖𝘛𝘏𝘌𝘙 £𝟭𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 to help "𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵" small boat crossings! #FFS 😡
-> So basically, £𝟮𝟲𝟲,𝟲𝟲𝟲 a day!

#MigrationCrisis #Immigration #EnglishChannel

Darren Fower 4d ago

It's been around 𝟵𝟰 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 #KeirStarmer first said he'd "𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴" in relation to 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁𝘀 crossing the #EnglishChannel!

#MigrationCrisis #ReformUK #NigelFarage #LocalElections2026

Darren Fower 5d ago

"𝘉𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘺 𝘖'𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘺!" The current co-operation deal for migrant patrols on 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 beaches - agreed under 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗸'𝘀 previous 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 government in 2013 - expires tomorrow!

#MigrationCrisis #SmallBoats #EnglishChannel #AsylumSeekers