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5/12/2026
BBC unmasks key people smuggler in network behind most small boat crossings
The 28-year-old Iraqi Kurd has evaded arrest by operating under the alias “Kardo Ranya”.
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Winston Marshall suggests mined floating wall across English Channel on Fox News
Winston Marshall, son of GB News co-owner Paul Marshall and former Mumford & Sons member turned rightwing influencer, appeared on Fox News to propose building a mined "floating wall" across the English Channel to stop small boat crossings. The proposal came during discussion of a new £660m UK-France deal to tackle crossings, which Marshall said made him "pretty angry". He claimed the idea might sound "ridiculous" but should be explored after £1bn spent over six years on deterrence. The Dover Strait is the world's busiest shipping lane.
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Politics·4/30/2026AI summary
Winston Marshall proposes mined 'floating wall' across English Channel to stop small boat crossings
Winston Marshall, son of Spectator owner Paul Marshall and former Mumford & Sons member turned rightwing influencer, has suggested Britain build a mined 'floating wall' across the English Channel to stop small boat crossings. Speaking on Fox News, he said the idea 'might sound ridiculous' but should be explored after £1bn spent over six years on deterrence failed. The proposal comes amid a new £660m UK-France deal to tackle Channel crossings, which Marshall said made him 'pretty angry'. He claimed migrants are 'military aged men' who are 'economic migrants' not refugees.
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