Five Including Child Die Trying to Cross Channel

Five people including a child have died while trying to cross the Channel in a small boat, French police say

It comes as the UK’s parliament passed PM Rishi Sunak’s flagship Rwanda bill, after months of wrangling

The government says the bill, which aims to send migrants arriving on small boats to Rwanda, will deter people smugglers

Sunak says he will not allow anything to stand in the way of getting flights off the ground

Illegal immigration minister Michael Tomlinson insists the deterrent effect will “kick in” when the flights start

The bill designates Rwanda a safe country but the plan is fiercely criticised by opposition and rights groups