More than 48,000 small boat crossing attempts have been prevented through joint work with France since July 2024.
Alongside this, 80,000 people with no right to be in the UK have been removed, including 11,733 foreign national offenders.
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- ➡️ Over 80,000 people with no right to be here returned. ➡️ 11,733 dangerous foreign criminals off our streets. Those with no right to be in the UK will not be allowed to stay here.
- 🚨 New footage shows the moment French officers intercept a small boat launch before it can reach the Channel. That intervention is one of 185 small boat events stopped by French police under the new UK-France deal, with 61% of crossing events prevented in its first three
- Victims and survivors of terrorism deserve to be remembered, recognised and supported. That’s why 21 August will be marked every year as the National Day for Victims and Survivors of Terrorism. Today, we stand with everyone whose lives have been changed forever by terrorists.
- The removal of foreign criminals and people illegally in the UK has reached a near-decade high. But there is more to do. New legislation will cut unnecessary delays in the appeals process and speed up the removal of people with no right to be in the UK.
