Overview

• Robert Jenrick designated the surge in small-boat Channel crossings on August 9 as a national security emergency, highlighting that nearly 90% of arrivals are adult men
• He called for new powers to deport foreign nationals immediately after conviction instead of waiting for them to serve part of their sentences
• Jenrick demanded that the Ministry of Justice publish detailed migrant offender statistics broken down by nationality, visa status and method of entry
• He proposed suspending foreign aid and visa access for countries that refuse to accept the repatriation of convicted nationals
• Local communities have continued protests outside asylum hotels as recent sex-crime charges against asylum seekers fuel public safety concerns