More than 5,000 migrants will have crossed the Channel in small boats this year by this weekend. Undeterred by the tragic death of a young Sudanese man earlier this week, hundreds more are expected to attempt to reach Britain in the coming days. Yesterday the Home Office announced 164 migrants arrived on the Kent coast … Read more
More than 200 illegal immigrants crossed the Channel to arrive on the British coast yesterday – a record for a single day. The astonishing number brought renewed calls for ministers to get a grip on the Channel crossings crisis. The previous record for one day was 180, set on July 12. In fact, yesterday’s figure of … Read more
Dozens of migrants have today been detected in the Channel, meaning more than 500 will have crossed this month alone. More than 2,000 have reached the UK in boats this year, while the current total for June is on the cusp of eclipsing a record number in a single month. It is thought there could … Read more
NONE of the 1,100 migrants who have crossed the Channel in the past seven weeks have been deported despite Priti Patel’s pledge to send people back to France Record numbers of illegal migrants have made it to UK on flimsy boats this year Only 155 of nearly 4,000 who’ve arrived since last January have been sent … Read more