Boris Johnson 'appalled and deeply saddened' after 31 people die in Channel – video

The prime minister said on Wednesday he was shocked after 31 people died trying to cross the Channel to the UK in an inflatable dinghy.

'My thoughts and sympathies are first of all with the victims and their families,' Johnson said. 'It's an appalling thing that they have suffered. But I also want to say that this disaster underscores how dangerous it is to cross the Channel in this way'

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