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Will new legislation aimed at cutting numbers crossing the Channel have an impact?

The British government intends to outlaw asylum claims by all illegal arrivals and transfer them elsewhere in a bid to stop thousands of migrants from crossing the Channel on small boats.

An email accusing public servants of being part of an ‘activist blob’ blocking asylum measures has been widely criticised.

Here is a look at what the Home Secretary has announced under her proposed Illegal Migration Bill.

Laws include legal duty on Home Secretary to remove anyone who enters the UK illegally.

The Prime Minister said bringing in new laws is ‘tough’ but ‘necessary and fair’.

The UK has laws allowing illegal immigrants to claim asylum after crossing the border.

The UK government is avoiding the asylum responsibilities it expects others to take with new plans to clamp down on small boat crossings, a human rights group has said.

ALEXANDER DOWNER: At last, Rishi Sunaks Government is ready to put a stop to dangerous illegal immigration, with a zero-tolerance policy.

Hundreds of migrants from African countries took to the streets of Paris on Saturday to protest a new draft law tightening the French immigration legislation and facilitating deportations, a Sputnik correspondent reported.