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Some 215 people in four boats arrived in the UK on Wednesday, taking the total for the year so far to 603 people, according to Home Office data. Nearly 100 migrants rescued as more than 600 people ...
Bob Dale - BBC News, South East and Simon Jones - BBC News, South East January 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM Small boat crossings lead to 36,816 people arriving in Kent during 2024 [PA]
The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 fell by more than a third from the previous year, marking the first decline since current record-keeping began, the British government said.
If migrants who prove themselves to be from several countries arrive in England through illegal means, upon arrival the UK Government is unlikely to reject their claims to asylum. In 2019 at least 1,890 migrants arrived from France via small boats; the Home Office reported that only around 125 were returned to other European countries .
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Crossings by boat were rare, however, with migrants more commonly crossing via the Channel Tunnel. [4] [5] Following the UK's departure from the European Union , people smugglers began telling migrants that the border between the UK and France would be closed. This led to a rush of migrants crossing the English Channel by boat. [6]
The UK government responded by funding additional security measures in Calais including a £7 million fence to prevent migrants entering the UK. [citation needed] In January 2025, the UK implemented a pioneering sanctions regime targeting people smugglers by cutting off the illicit financial support that sustains their activities.
The National Federation of Builders say Labour’s goals are unachievable because there is a shortage of more than 200,000 construction workers in UK Migrant labour needed to solve UK housing ...