Immigration

Michael Gove promised again today to introduce an Australian-style points system to control immigration numbers if he becomes Prime Minister. But is Australia really the best place on which to model an immigration policy? Immigration has become a key issue in this weekend’s general election. And its treatment of asylum seekers arriving by boat has…

Thousands of people are still attempting the treacherous journey by sea from Turkey to Greece every day. A Turkish coastguard tries to turn the dinghies back before they get to Greece – leading to some confrontations in the water.

EU leaders meeting in Brussels are discussing the closure of the Balkan route migrants and refugees have been using to reach Germany and other European countries.

A London conference aims to raise over £6 billion to help Syria’s neighbours provide for thousands of refugees. But in Geneva separate peace talks hoping to end the Syrian conflict collapse.

Home Secretary Theresa May tells the Conservative party conference that high levels of immigration make it “impossible to build a cohesive society”.

EU leaders are expected to approve a plan to distribute 120,000 migrants and refugees across Europe.

European ministers agree a plan to share out 120,000 asylum seekers across the EU, despite opposition from former communist countries.

The latest dramatic scenes from Eastern Europe show chaos at yet another country’s border. This time, the focus of those trying to reach Western Europe is Croatia.

For tens of thousands of desperate refugees landing on the Greek island of Lesbos the only welcome has been from a British family, the Kempsons, doing their best to offer some humanitarian aid.