‘Shameful’ 41,000 people reached UK by small boat last year, says Home Office
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor from World news | The Guardian on (#72GWV)
Second highest annual number of irregular arrivals on record reached British shores in 2025
More than 41,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats last year, figures branded shameful" by the Home Office have revealed.
The government said 41,472 people arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel in 2025 - the second highest number on record after 45,774 made the journey in 2022.
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