(Pic ALAMY) There are other planes that land: at the moment the American planes still land and the MoD have a C17 once a month for their own people (Pic MoD) Ascension Island, home to around 800 ...

Asked on Sky News whether the multiple reports about the Ascension Island plan being revisited ... pull factor of illegal criminal gangs getting people to this country, basically abusing the ...

The Policy Exchange paper also suggests tougher penalties for people who employ illegal labour or rent to illegal immigrants.

The idea of "offshoring" people is being looked at but finding ... The Financial Times says Ascension Island, more than 4,000 miles (6,000km) from the UK, was a suggested location.

The ambitious plan is part of Operation Broadshare, a British military push to fight the pandemic overseas, and is aimed at keeping the island Covid free. From our morning news briefing to a ...