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A group of people are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard an RNLI vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel
HOME OFFICE proposals to draft the Royal Navy in to tackle small boat crossings lack clarity and appear to be “born out of desperation,” a committee of cross-party MPs has said.
A report by the defence committee, published yesterday, condemns “squabbling” between the Home Office and MoD, saying recent public spats in the Commons and on Twitter over the policy have been “deeply unedifying.”
The government announced in January that the Royal Navy would take over roles from Border Force, known as Operation Isotrope, as part of efforts to stop refugee boats from crossing the Channel.
In part IV of a serialisation of his new book, JOHN McINALLY tells how austerity minister Francis Maude’s attempt to destroy the PCS Civil Service union totally backfired
LIZ PAYNE condemns how Labour backs war in Gaza and Ukraine, and massive funding for Trident’s nuclear bombs, when billions are needed just to restore public services