Countries across Europe and the rest of the world have been exploring and implementing increasingly tough measures to tackle the numbers of migrant arrivals .

In the UK, the number of people applying for asylum reached 111,000 in the year ending June 2025. The figure is almost double since 2021 and the highest number of asylum claims since comparable records began in 1979.

As of 31 August, 29,003 migrants had crossed the Channel in small boats in 2025, up from 21,052 for the same period in 2024. Over 50,000 migrants have come via this route since Labour came to power.

On Monday, the British Government said it would suspend applications from registered refugees to bring family members into the country in order to give the government time to tighten the rules.

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