Small boat migrants will be allowed to keep their phones, minister says

Migrants who arrive in Britain on small boats will be able to keep their mobile phones, a minister has said. Dame Angela Eagle, a Home Office minister, said the Government “doesn’t want absolutely every phone” from those who cross the Channel. Ministers unveiled plans in January to crack down on people smuggling by allowing Border Force and immigration enforcement to compel new arrivals to hand over their devices. The proposals in the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill were aimed at he