Cross channel migrants are bringing high levels of Covid with them when the arrive in the UK, a Border Force union official has warned. Ms Moreton told the Times: 'We have positive arrivals all the time, putting staff and migrants at risk of infection. 'In May and so far in June no migrants arriving via small boat have received a positive Covid test. More than 1,000 Channel migrants have arrived in the UK in the past week, while at least 4,300 have landed in the country this year so far. At the weekend, Ms Patel ordered an urgent investigation after a Border Force boat brought dinghy migrants from French waters to Dover.

Source: Daily Mail June 09, 2021 09:14 UTC