UK migration crisis: How much would it cost the UK to let in all the asylum seekers? August 4, 2015 Nightmarish scenes around the fence bordering the Calais end of the Channel Tunnel in recent days have epitomised what Theresa May has labelled a global migration "crisis". But is it a crisis? What if the UK just gave up and let everyone in? We ran the numbers, and it would cost the UK taxpayer about [...]
Calais migrant crisis: Foreign secretary Philip Hammond says government “has got a grip” on crisis August 3, 2015 The government has a grip on the migrant crisis in Calais, the foreign secretary Philip Hammond has said, while David Cameron faces calls to return from his holiday. Speaking after chairing a meeting of the government’s emergency committee, Cobra, Hammond confirmed the UK would commit 100 more guards to Calais’ Eurotunnel terminal. https://twitter.com/PHammondMP/status/628276498525483008 The foreign [...]
The Calais migrant crisis shows why Europe needs a common migration policy and a new asylum system August 3, 2015 The ongoing crisis in Calais is a sad reminder that the EU is still far from finding a solution to its migration problems. It also shows how deep national divides have become in Europe. France blames Italy and Greece for failing to process asylum seekers arriving on its shores, opening the doors for them to [...]
Cameron under fire over Calais migrant crisis: Chaos costing £1.5m a day in Kent as hauliers call for compensation August 2, 2015 Prime Minister David Cameron is facing fresh criticism over the government’s efforts to stop the chaos in Calais, as business leaders, politicians and humanitarian groups alike say the crisis is reaching a breaking point. Services through the French port have been disrupted for weeks, holding up trucks, trains and other forms of transport on both [...]
UK immigration: Jump in accountancy and finance skilled non-EU workers as recruiters warn on visa rules August 2, 2015 There has been a sharp rise in the number of non-European Union finance professionals coming to the UK, new figures show this morning, highlighting the importance of firms’ access to skilled non-EU workers. The number of accountancy and finance professionals who entered the UK in 2014 climbed to 3,204, according to data from the [...]
Channel Tunnel migrant crisis: David Cameron accused of “playing politics” by Swedish justice and migration minister Morgan Johansson August 2, 2015 Scenes of migrants trying to enter the Channel Tunnel in their thousands are the result of the UK and France not taking “responsibility” for accepting more asylum seekers, the Swedish justice and migration minister has said. Prime Minister David Cameron, Morgan Johansson said, is “playing politics” with the migrant crisis in Calais. Speaking to BBC [...]
Migrants trying to enter UK via Channel Tunnel will face tighter security in France July 30, 2015 France is sending an additional 120 police officers to Calais to manage the huge number of migrants trying to travel to the UK via the Channel Tunnel. Read more: Eurotunnel faces delays after thousands of migrants tried to cross into England via the Channel Tunnel last night Following talks with home secretary Theresa May, [...]
Crisis in Calais takes its toll on Channel Tunnel trade: Disruption “having a severe effect on the UK economy” July 30, 2015 Business groups are putting pressure on the UK government to step up border security measures, claiming that the chaos in Calais is coming at a steep cost to the economy. For weeks, industrial strikes and action by migrants have disrupted services through the French port, holding up trucks on both sides of the English Channel. [...]
As the Calais migrant crisis worsens, is Nigel Farage right that the army should now be drafted in? July 29, 2015 Steven Woolfe, Ukip’s migration spokesman, says Yes Of course he is! The answer is found in the narrative of the question. As any Sandhurst student will tell you, “aid in support of civil authorities” is one reason why we have our armed forces. Unfortunately, instead of aiding the civil authorities for things like floods, in [...]
Eurotunnel says migrant crisis is “too much for UK government to handle” as 1,500 people storm Channel Tunnel July 29, 2015 The number of migrants trying to reach the UK from Calais is "too much" for the UK government to handle, Politics Home has reported the company operating the Channel Tunnel saying, as French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve promised 120 additional police officers to man the Eurotunnel site. Read more: Eurotunnel faces delays as thousands try to [...]