- Britain’s new interior minister on Tuesday (4 October) vowed to prevent migrants from claiming asylum if they arrive through an “illegal” route, and stop small boat crossings across the Channel from France.
- Irregular migration is a thorny political issue for the UK government.
- Deportation flights have been stymied by a series of legal challenges in the UK courts and at the European Court of Human Rights.
UK to deny asylum to migrants crossing the Channel illegally
