Channel crossing tragedy: Priti Patel offers joint patrols with France – as it happened

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The MP for Calais Pierre Henri Dumont told Sky News that he believes 29 bodies have been found.

British Red Cross chief executive Mike Adamson said: Reports of more lives lost today in theChannel are truly heartbreaking and come far too soon after other recent deaths on this route.