Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 14 March 2023 Illegal Immigration Bill On Monday this week the House of Commons…
Four people have been arrested today (28 February) as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a group alleged to have smuggled migrants to the UK in boats from…
Olga and Olesia outside the Ukrainian hub at the Sunshine Cafe in Dover One year on since the atrocities began in Ukraine and families from the war-torn country have spoken…
Six men who set up a storage base for a small boat people smuggling network in northern France have been jailed, after an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency.…
A bolstered response to curb migrant crossings came into force on Tuesday 31 January, as leadership of tackling small boats in the Channel returned to the Home Office. The newly…
Folkestone & Hythe District Council is seeking questions from the local community for a virtual community event about the use of accommodation in the district to temporarily house those seeking…
Border Force covers over 11,000 miles of mainland coastline, operating in and around small ports and marinas. It raises vigilance and awareness of suspicious behaviour which may be linked to…
Folkestone Magistrates Court… A suspect has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom. In the early hours of Wednesday 14 December 2022, Kent Police was called…
The circumstances surrounding the deaths of four people in the English Channel are being investigated by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, assisted by the National Crime…
Dover MP, Natalie Elphicke, is urging the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to meet with Emmanuel Macron over small boats crisis, which claimed more lives this week. She said: “The tragic…
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