Border Force converged with police at Portsmouth port as vessels traveled from the Normandy coast to the Solent.

The entities involved

• Border Force →

  responsible for frontline border control operations at UK ports

  • Border Force is handling frontline border control operations, and migrant numbers are exceeding the capacity of the military force.Mon 13:25
  • The Royal Navy and Border Force are jointly managing the small boats crisis in Calais, which is located in France.Sat 02:09
• Portsmouth →

  city in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

  • Base operations conducted in the Portsmouth area involving the Royal Navy.Sat 07:47
  • A WW2 bomb removal in Southsea caused road closures during Royal Navy squadron work in Portsmouth.Sat 07:47
• Normandy →

  region of France

  • Angela Rayner argued against retrospective immigration rule changes, while Anthony Glees noted Normandy was an unusual crossing point.Sat 08:55
• England →

  country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54
  • Burnham's administration is pushing building rate increases while the UK seeks insights from California's housing policies.Mon 17:38

Related events

• Border Force is managing border control operations at the UK Port of Dover.Jul 17
• Unrest related to migrant crossings occurred in Portsmouth and Dover, accompanied by a police ban on face coverings near Channel crossings.Sep 11