Introducing safe routes to seeking asylum is the only way to stop deaths

Increased coastline security and restriction of viable routes is only pushing asylum seekers to take riskier journeys

The grimly familiar sight of body bags being unloaded from search and rescue boats was witnessed again by the reporters on the shores of Northern France on Tuesday. And again, ministers from both the UK and French governments expressed their horror at another mass drowning of people trying to reach the UK.

The charities that work closely with asylum seekers say thatthe policies of both governments may be inadvertently increasing the number of deaths of people seeking safety in the UK.