The bbc witnessed migrants on several beaches trying to get onto boats to cross the english channel. These are some of the pictures from another attempt just after dawn. The Uk Border Force has brought around 70 migrants, inluding young children, ashore. Of thought there could be around of thought there could be around 300 people. 0ur correspondent Andrew Harding was on the beach where a boat ran aground and left five people dead. Lets take a look at what he witnessed as that ill fated crossing began. Theres a real battle going on on the beach here. Must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the water. Theyre letting off firecrackers to try and keep the police away from them, but the police are moving in. Theyre trying to stop them from getting to the water. Lets go ahead and see what we can see. You can see the smugglers here. Some of them have sticks. Theyre trying to protect the migrants as they head towards the sea. Lets cross live very briefly to new york, because this is the
From attempting such crossings. Well have more about the bill shortly, first lets go to wimereux near calais our correspondent tom symonds is there yes, jane. You can see the weather is very calm today. The sea is flat, there is plenty of visibility in the skies are relatively clear. It is perfect whether, as People Smugglers and migrants would see it, for crossing the channel to get to the uk, and that is what has been happening, several launches of boats from beaches. This is normally uncovered sand when the tide is out. That was what happened here earlier this morning, watched by a bbc team. A boat was launched, and people tried to get onto it, large numbers of people, about 110 or 112 tried to climb onto the boat. The police were here in attendance. What happened next was a fight between some of the migrants and some of the police. 0ur reporter Andrew Harding watched what happened. Theres a real battle going on on the beach here. Must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the
Eastern areas, cloud, Light Rain In The South East and a cool wind along the south east and a cool wind along the north sea coast. More later. Its tuesday the 23rd of april. Asylum seekers who enter the uk illegally could be sent to rwanda after a Government Bill finally made it through parliament in the early hours, after months of delays. It declared the african country to be safe. The bill will become law within the next few days and the Prime Minister has said the first flights will leave the uk in ten to 12 weeks. Human Rights Groups described the plan as shameful. Our Political Correspondent ben wright has the details. Long after most people had gone to bed, parliament carried on working, wrestling with the issue of sending Asylum Seekers to rwanda. The governments plan had faced strong resistance in the House Of Lords. They voted for changes mps kept rejecting. My lords, this bill has now been scrutinised a number of times. The government have rejected this amendment several tim
And our Correspondent Simonjones in dover. It isa it is a big question, how does this bill work . To it is a big question, how does this bill work . ,. ,. , bill work . To understand how the bill work . To understand how the bill works or bill work . To understand how the bill works or what bill work . To understand how the bill works or what is bill work . To understand how the bill works or what is soon bill work . To understand how the bill works or what is soon to bill work . To understand how the bill works or what is soon to be. Bill work . To understand how the i bill works or what is soon to be law works, we have to understand the underlying Asylum System that we now have, this is a brand new Assignment System as ofjuly 2023. Very simply it says if a person who wants to claim asylum, that means wants to, they are a refugee, if they come to they are a refugee, if they come to the uk via an irregular or also called a legal route, typically a small boat from france, then they cann