that have happened to them in their lives is really draconian and punitive and all that it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the last few years. more than 2,000 a record made thejourney injune. but overall, the number of people claiming asylum in the uk actually fell last year to just below 30,000 and that s way down on the peak, back in 2002, of more than 80,000. and britain accepts far fewer asylum applications than many of its european neighbours. behind the migrant numbers, though, are the human stories. the government is pushing back. but for those making these dangerous journeys, the pull of a better life is strong. jon donnison, bbc news, in the english channel.
putting people injail who have come here because of the terrible things that have happened to them in their lives is really draconian and punitive, and all it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. and though the number of people crossing the channel in boats has increased significantly, hitting a record of 2,000 last month, overall the number of people claiming asylum in the uk actually fell last year. behind the figures, though, there are human stories. the government is pushing back, but for those making these dangerous journeys, the pull of a better future is strong. john donnison, bbc news, in the english channel. the usjustice department has announced that the man who chaired former president donald trump s inauguralfund, thomas barrack, has been arrested on foreign lobbying charges. federal prosecutors have charged mr barrack, a private equity investor, with lobbying on behalf of the uae as an adviser to candidate and then president trump. according to the indi
who are going to come and pick them up. rescued migrants are then brought to dover and ferried ashore for processing. the government says its new nationality and borders bill currently passing through parliament targets people smugglers, but it also includes a new law, meaning migrants arriving without permission could be jailed for up to four years. critics say it amounts to cruelty. it s a really callous, cold hearted brutal response by a government that s trying to arrest and prosecute its way out of a problem. it won t succeed. putting people injail who have come here because of the terrible things that have happened to them in their lives is really draconian and punitive and all that it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the last few years. more than 2,000 a record made thejourney injune.
in their lives is really draconian and punitive and all that it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has risen sharply in the last few years. more than 2,000 a record made thejourney injune. but overall, the number of people claiming asylum in the uk actually fell last year to just below 30,000 and that s way down on the peak, back in 2002, of more than 80,000. and britain accepts far fewer asylum applications than many of its european neighbours. behind the migrant numbers, though, are the human stories. the government is pushing back. but for those making these dangerous journeys, the pull of a better life is strong. jon donnison, bbc news, in the english channel.
draconian and punitive, and all it will do is fill up ourjails without resolving the issue. and though the number of people crossing the channel in boats has increased significantly, hitting a record of 2000 last month, overall, the number of people claiming asylum in the uk actually fell last year. behind the figures, though, there are human stories. the government is pushing back, but for those making these dangerous journeys, the pull of a better future is strong. jon donnison, bbc news, in the english channel. dominic cummings, the prime minister s former chief adviser, has told the bbc there was talk of trying to replace borisjohnson as prime minister within days of the conservative election victory in december 2019. mr cummings, who had been director of the vote leave campaign in 2016, also suggested that people who were completely sure that brexit was a good idea had got a screw loose . he spoke to our political