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No 10 shares ‘public’s shock’ at reports of convicted people smuggler living in UK
UK NewsPolitics•July 2, 2026 at 1:41 PMNational

No 10 shares ‘public’s shock’ at reports of convicted people smuggler living in UK

By Ben Quinn Political correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Downing Street urgently looking into BBC report that ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps is living in LeicestershireDowning Street has said it shares “the public’s shock” at a report that a convicted people smuggler is living in Britain and is urgently looking into the circumstances.The man, once labelled “the godfather” of the Calais migrant camps, was tracked down by the BBC to Leicestershire, where he reportedly changed his name from Twana Jamal and was working illegally while attempting to claim asylum. Continue reading...

Downing Street urgently looking into BBC report that ‘godfather’ of Calais migrant camps is living in Leicestershire

Downing Street has said it shares “the public’s shock” at a report that a convicted people smuggler is living in Britain and is urgently looking into the circumstances.

The man, once labelled “the godfather” of the Calais migrant camps, was tracked down by the BBC to Leicestershire, where he reportedly changed his name from Twana Jamal and was working illegally while attempting to claim asylum.

Continue reading...

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