High numbers of migrants cross the English Channel on Monday
Scenes from a beach in Kent, where at least 430 migrants made the journey across the English Channel to the UK on Monday, a new record for a single day.The large dinghy is believed to have left northern France or Belgium earlier on Monday before crossing the dangerous 21-mile Dover Strait.
Children were among the people brought ashore in Dover, Kent, after crossing the English Channel - less than a week since the highest number of migrant arrivals.. Sky News
Responding to the record numbers of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel, Gillian Keegan blames Labour for slowing the progress of the government’s Rwanda Bill. The education secretary says, "It is now stuck in the House of Lords and the House of Commons, held up by Labour MPs and Labour peers.” Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Government Minister Gareth Davies says good progress is being made on sending migrants on flights to Rwanda, and insists it is an important detterent for small boat crossings on the English Channel. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The head of the RNLI has defended lifeboat crews for helping during the migrant crisis, saying “decent people” deem it “humanitarian work of the highest order”.Mark Dowie, RNLI chief executive,..
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The Home Secretary has defended sending “good money after bad” after it was announced that the Government will be giving £54.2 million to France to help stem the flow of migrants crossing the..
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