tory mp kieran mullen asked sir keir during the prime minister�*s questions to give an unequivocal answerney would come from, but the prime minister declined to say whether money for the deal would come out of the increase in defence spending, gb news can exclusively reveal. more than 2000 small boat migrants have crossed the channel illegally since the start of the year. the latest group of 138 arrived last night, brought into dover by border force after being picked up border force after being picked up in uk waters. earlier, another boat was intercepted after some on board refused french rescue and continued towards britain. the government is pushing new laws to criminalise those who reject rescue, as labour vows to smash the gangs. the vatican has said pope francis condition has improved slightly and his mild kidney problems have been resolved. the vatican also says the pope's ct scan has shown a normal evolution of the pulmonary inflammation, and buffy the vampire slayer and gossip girl actress michelle trachtenberg has died aged 39. the actress was found dead at her home in new york