A lorry driver accused of being a member of a people-smuggling ring linked to the deaths of 39 migrants has told jurors he only agreed to move cigarettes 'for a bit of extra cash'. In early October last year, the defendant said Mr Gormley told him to get a cheap phone 'for picking up a load of cigarettes'. The court has heard Mr Gormley was arrested but is not a defendant in the case. On June 3 2019, Mr Gormley gave him a job as an HGV driver for £550 a week. Kennedy told jurors about typical jobs transporting chickens and milk around England, and doing Amazon delivery work.

Source: Daily Mail November 23, 2020 18:29 UTC