The UK and Italy are collaborating to tackle illegal migration and human trafficking by targeting popular routes through Southern and Eastern Europe and Africa. This follows the tragic drowning of five people in the English Channel after a dinghy carrying 58 Eritrean or Sudanese migrants capsized. Two Sudanese and a South Sudanese national have been arrested for alleged trafficking. The Rwanda plan, aimed at deterring asylum seekers, has drawn criticism from the Refugee Council, which estimates that it will leave thousands in an unresolved state. Meanwhile, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron’s comments about pre-Brexit migration policies have sparked controversy, with leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage arguing that the UK has received a higher number of crossings since leaving the EU.