Channel crossings to the UK top 25,000 so far this year
by PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#62ZZP)
Provisional total reaches 25,146, government figures show, four months after Priti Patel's Rwanda policy unveiled
More than 25,000 migrants and refugees have crossed the Channel to the UK so far this year, government figures show.
A total of 915 people were detected on Saturday in 19 small boats, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said, taking the provisional total for the year to 25,146.
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