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A top UN official is worried about the UK government’s ‘stop the boats’ policy on migration.

Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday to call on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign into law tough new legislation on immigration that they say bears the footprint of the far right and betrays French values. 

Ex-President Donald Trump denied he has read Adolf Hitler’s manifest Mein Kampf.

A group of French lawmakers struck a tentative deal on Tuesday on a contested bill that will toughen immigration laws and has highlighted the difficulties for President Emmanuel Macron of running the country with no majority in parliament. 

French lawmakers and senators prepared to hammer out a compromise over a beleaguered immigration bill on Monday as President Emmanual Macron’s government hoped to salvage what is seen as a flagship reform of his second term. French authorities have been seeking to push through legislation to harden France’s immigration law, but members of the right-wing and left-wing opposition last week joined forces to vote down the draft law without even debating the measures. A mixed parliamentary commission consisting of seven upper house senators and seven lower house lawmakers was expected to meet from 5:00 pm (1600 GMT) Monday in a bid to thrash out a compromise text. FRANCE 24’s Catherine Norris Trent reports.

Over three years, Metro.co.uk has featured more 130 pieces from all over the world for our Immigration Nation series.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday faced down rebels in his ruling Conservative party by winning a knife-edge parliamentary vote on his latest plans to send migrants to Rwanda.

The person was found dead this morning, and two ambulances and three police vehicles arrived at the barge in Portland, someone on board said

Australia to halve immigration intake, toughen English test for students The Australian government has announced plans to cut its migration…

Friday’s front pages report on the reaction to the migration figures, released by the ONS – which said net migration into the UK hit a record 745,000 people last year.