Former police chief to head govt's efforts on small boats
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Former police chief to head govt's efforts on small boats
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the government's new Border Security Command, led by former police chief Martin Hewitt, is gearing up to tackle small boat crossings.
Report by Alibhaiz.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has defended Labour's record on returning asylum seekers and criticised Reform UK for ''continuously attacking'' the police. It comes as the Chief Constable of Essex Police has denied that officers drove counter-protesters to a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers after claims made by Nigel Farage. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The government has announced a public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave - one of the worst days of violence during the 1984-85 Minersâ Strike. Campaigners have long fought for an investigation into South Yorkshire Policeâs actions during and after the clashes at the Orgreave Coking Plant in June 1984. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says concerns âhave been left unanswered for decades, and we must now establish what happened.â Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted the UK-France return deal would âfundamentally undermineâ the smugglers organising the crossings.
Under the pilot scheme, for each small boat migrant sent back across the English Channel, an asylum seeker will be allowed to enter the UK from France under a legal route.
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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper hails the new âone in, one outâ agreement with France on illegal migrant Channel crossings, following âsix-seven years of small-boats chaosâ. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper says the decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group is about protecting national security, rather than preventing the "lawful right to protest". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she will "reverse" the government's âfamily farm taxâ if she becomes prime minister after the next general election. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Anti-migrant protesters and members of Stand Up to Racism are kept apart by a large police presence outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington, London. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed Heathrow's latest plans for a third runway, saying it's "so important" for Britain to "trade with countries around the world". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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