Harrowing footage of RNLI Channel rescue
WARNING: Contains footage and detail which may be distressing. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has released new footage and a crew testimony to give a first-hand insight into what…
‘Shocking’ free French public bus service used by people smugglers
Natalie Elphicke MP raised concerns in Parliament Responding to the findings of a BBC News report on the Channel crossings, which showed a free French public bus traveling from the…
Not more ‘same ole same ole’ – Small boats plan hasn’t worked says Dover MP
MP for Dover & Deal Natalie Elphicke has commented on the reported ‘ambitious package of measures’ to tackle the small boats crisis discussed by PM Liz Truss and President Macron…
Folkestone and Hythe give ongoing support to Ukrainian refugees
The warm welcome given to Ukrainian guests who have come to live in the district continues with an event in Folkestone on Thursday 1 September. Organised by Folkestone & Hythe…
Dover MP wants action on small boat crossings after leak to Daily Mail
Lives at risk crossing the treacherous English Channel in small boats Dover MP Natalie Elphicke has called for renewed action to put a stop to small boat Channel crossings. The…
15 arrested in connection with 27 small boat deaths in English Channel
National Crime Agency officers have assisted an operation in France which has seen more than a dozen arrests in connection with the deaths of 27 people attempting to cross the…
Gravesend man arrested on suspicion of smuggling people into the UK in horseboxes
Two suspected members of an organised crime group smuggling people into the UK in horseboxes have been arrested in raids by the National Crime Agency. Officers arrested a 50-year-old man…
Folkestone and Hythe MP says it’s imperative asylum system prioritises those in imminent danger, not primarily young men
Constituency matters… a weekly column by the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe, Damian Collins 27 April 2022 The UK has a proud history of welcoming those in desperate…
Kent immigration crime clampdown targets HGV drivers
Kent’s Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott joined the operation Kent Police has been working with partner agencies to disrupt organised immigration crime in the county. On Wednesday 23 March…
National Crime Agency alert over more dangerous boats attempting Channel crossings
Organised crime groups are turning to ever more dangerous and un-seaworthy boats in efforts to smuggle people across the Channel to the UK from France, the National Crime Agency has…