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French police use tear gas and water cannon to end protest at Calais Jungle camp

French police use tear gas and water cannon to end protest at Calais Jungle camp

Police and migrants have clashed on Saturday (1 October) during protests at the Calais migrant camp. Two hundred migrants and around 50 protesters assembled to march against living conditions in the “Jungle” camp.Police later attempted to push the protesters back, but were attacked with rocks.French President Francois Hollande has vowed to have the “Jungle” closed by the end of the year. Oct 2, 2016
French police use tear gas and water cannon to end protest at Calais Jungle camp

French police use tear gas and water cannon to end protest at Calais Jungle camp

Police and migrants have clashed on Saturday (1 October) during protests at the Calais migrant camp. Two hundred migrants and around 50 protesters assembled to march against living conditions in the “Jungle” camp.Police later attempted to push the protesters back, but were attacked with rocks.French President Francois Hollande has vowed to have the “Jungle” closed by the end of the year. Oct 2, 2016
French police use tear gas and water cannon to end protest at Calais Jungle camp

French police use tear gas and water cannon to end protest at Calais Jungle camp

Police and migrants have clashed on Saturday (1 October) during protests at the Calais migrant camp. Two hundred migrants and around 50 protesters assembled to march against living conditions in the “Jungle” camp.Police later attempted to push the protesters back, but were attacked with rocks.French President Francois Hollande has vowed to have the “Jungle” closed by the end of the year. Oct 2, 2016
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Jeremy Corbyn calls on Labour to accept the decision of the members

Jeremy Corbyn addressed the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on 29 September, calling for unity in a dived party. The Labour leader, having retained the title after being re-elected by the parties membership, told the conference that the party needed to rebuild the trust and support of voters in order to be elected into power. Sep 28, 2016

Francios Hollande: Determined to see British authorities play their part in Calais Jungle crisis

French President Francois Hollande has promised to close the Jungle refugee camp in Calais during a visit to the town today, 26 September 2016. It is home to at least 7,000 migrants who have been stopped at the border trying to cross into Britain. Some 80 per cent of the migrants living in the camp are eligible to claim asylum in France, but Hollande made it clear that he believes the United Kingdom should be a part of the removal process, despite the EU referendum vote. Sep 26, 2016

John McDonnell: Labour will introduce a real Living Wage

Speaking at the Labour conference in Liverpool on 26 September, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said a Labour government would introduce a real Living Wage of more than £10 ($12.90) per hour. The policy would see Labour better the governments promise by £1 an hour.The close ally of re-elected leader Jeremy Corbyn, McDonnell also promised a Labour government would get rid of the Trade Union Act within the first 100 days of power. Sep 26, 2016

Watch Jeremy Corbyns leadership election victory speech

Jeremy Corbyn has been elected again as the leader of the Labour party. Corbyn received a total of 313,209 votes, while Owen Smith received 38.2%. Following the announcement of the clear victory Corbyn asked Labour party members to unite and work together in the future. Sep 24, 2016

Jeremy Corbyn supporters dismiss Labour antisemitism accusations

Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn have defended Labour, after claims the political party is antisemitic. In the video titled Five questions Corbyn supporters are tired of hearing, a number of Labour member deny that their party is antisemitic, with one man even throwing away the paper the question was written on. Sep 21, 2016

Theresa May: All countries have the right to control their borders

UK Prime Minister Theresa May told the United Nations on 19 September that refugees should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach and that countries have a right to control their borders. She was speaking at a sideline event of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly on the global refugee and migrant crisis. Sep 20, 2016

Theresa May: All countries have the right to control their borders

UK Prime Minister Theresa May told the United Nations on 19 September that refugees should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach and that countries have a right to control their borders. She was speaking at a sideline event of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly on the global refugee and migrant crisis. Sep 20, 2016

Labour leadership: Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn over Momentum

During the final Labour leadership hustings of the campaign, challenger Owen Smith questions Jeremy Corbyn over the Labour group Momentum and plans to deselect Labour MPs that were not Corbyn supporters. The Pro-Jeremy Corbyn group, Momentum, has also announced plans to launch a nationwide political network for children. Sep 19, 2016

Watch time-lapse footage of life jacket graveyard being created in Parliament Square

Dozens of volunteers unloaded truckloads of life vests at 5am on Monday (19 September) to create a life jacket graveyard in Londons Parliament Square. Some 2,500 life jackets were placed in rows on the grass – 625 of which were used by children. The aim is to highlight the plight of refugees ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York where world leaders including Theresa May will discuss the Syrian refugee crisis. Sep 19, 2016
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