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Specialist police units, including the Compagnie de Marche and a new riot unit, are now operational on beaches in northern France.

New tactics will be used to break up crowds and stop boat launches on French beaches – preventing illegal migrants from arriving on UK shores.

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🚨 Deportations and removals of illegal migrants and foreign criminals are at their highest levels in nearly a decade.

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If you cross the Channel illegally, you will face removal.

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Dozens of boats and engines have been seized in Germany that could have been used to transport more than 2,000 illegal migrants to the UK.

More than 50 boats and engines and over 9,000 life jackets were seized in several locations as part of a joint @NCA_UK investigation.

[Shabana Mahmood MP @ShabanaMahmood]

The threat from terrorism is growing and we face foreign powers acting with greater hostility than we have seen at any time since the Cold War.

The State Threats Bill will equip those who protect us with the tools they need to do the job - at the moment that they need it most.

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Asylum claims from foreign students have fallen by 30% in the past year alone.

But we must go further.

Universities will face a ban on recruiting international students if they are found to be dropping out of courses at high rates.

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Almost 12 tonnes of cannabis were seized by Border Force at Southampton Port in May – the biggest interception in history.

The drugs, worth an estimated £139 million, were found in two containers.

Three individuals have been arrested on suspicion of facilitating the imports.

[Shabana Mahmood MP @ShabanaMahmood]

Today marks 10 years since the murder of Jo Cox. My thoughts today are with her beautiful family and her many friends.

I remember Jo as a fearless campaigner, and a passionate voice for the people of Batley and Spen.

In her maiden speech, she gave us those famous words that we will never forget: "we have far more in common than that which divides us".

Her words are more important now than they were even then.

Political violence, and any attempt to harm those in public life, can never be tolerated.

We owe it to Jo's memory to ensure that anyone, from any background, can step forward to serve without fear.

[Home Office @ukhomeoffice]

Today, the Court of Appeal’s judgment upheld the proscription of Palestine Action.

Supporting Palestine remains a fundamental democratic right - but there is a clear difference between supporting Palestine and supporting a proscribed terrorist group.

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65% of all small boat events were prevented in May through UK-France joint action.

Soaring temperatures have historically seen a spike in crossings but specialist officers disrupted more small boat events than the number which successfully crossed.

This builds on over 44,000 small boat crossing attempts already prevented since July 2024.

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Home Secretary @ShabanaMahmood's statement on today’s Court of Appeal judgment on the proscription of Palestine Action.

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Congratulations to everyone recognised in His Majesty The King's Birthday Honours 2026 🎊

Find out more: https://t.co/ADSQD5RdWc

[Home Office @ukhomeoffice]

Nine suspected illegal workers have been arrested by Immigration Enforcement at multiple DPD depots.

Across bases in Basingstoke and Newbury, officers conducted right to work checks on over 100 individuals. Seven Indian nationals, one Ghanaian national and one Pakistani national were identified as immigration offenders.

Work will now begin to establish who the liable party is for employing the individuals. 

An employer in breach of the law can receive a fine of up to £60,000 per worker.

Since July 2024, the Government has increased illegal working enforcement activity to the highest level in British history, with an 83% rise in arrests and 77% increase in raids across the UK.

[Shabana Mahmood MP @ShabanaMahmood]

Thousands more raids and dodgy shops closed.

Hundreds of bosses behind bars.

Millions in dirty cash seized.

That is the fate awaiting the criminal gangs operating in plain sight on our high streets.

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We are doubling the time that dodgy vape shops and barbers linked to organised crime can be forced to shut down for.

Under plans, closure orders will increase from 6 months to a year, giving investigators more time to gather evidence and jail criminal bosses.

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Two small boat pilots are the first to be jailed under a new endangerment offence.

After piloting overcrowded dinghies carrying more than 140 people between them, Mohammad Tajik and Alnour Mohamed Ali have been sentenced to four years and three months combined.

[Sarah Jones MP @LabourSJ]

Really excited to launch Police AI today with £75 million of funding.

We will use new technology to:

🦹catch more criminals
🚔put officers back on the beat
🔨tackle tool theft
🛍️ fight retail crime
👮free up the equivalent of 3000 police officers

[Home Office @ukhomeoffice]

Crime is evolving and so must the way we respond.

A new national centre for PoliceAI will responsibly develop and roll out AI tools to all forces, helping officers work faster to fight crime.

This will free up 6 million hours a year, putting officers back on the frontline.