Mediterranean deaths: Yvette Cooper on British migrant policy

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As many as 700 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean. If the death toll is confirmed, it will bring to 1,500 the total number of people who died this year seeking to reach Europe.

Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper tells Channel 4 News that the British government was wrong to withdraw from the European search and rescue programme in the Mediterranean.

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Bergen-Belsen 70th anniversary: Holocaust survivor shares nightmares of concentration camp

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On the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Channel 4 News speaks to one of the survivors – who has never spoken publicly about her experiences before.

Eva Behar is set to revisit the site of the camp this summer.

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Lampedusa: where do the major political parties stand on migrants dying in the Mediterranean?

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As many as 700 migrants are feared dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean. If the death toll is confirmed, it will bring to 1,500 the total number of people who died this year seeking to reach Europe.

The increasing death toll from the Mediterranean tragedy has provoked reaction from politicians on the election campaign trail.

Immigration has been one of the key issues, however the deaths of hundreds of migrants has not been on the agenda.

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