At least 430 migrants made the journey across the English Channel to the UK yesterday in a new record for a single day as the overseas crossing becomes the preferred route for people-smugglers. High numbers of crossings have continued this summer despite Home Secretary Priti Patel's vow to make the Channel crossings 'unviable'. The black dinghy came ashore on Dungeness Beach, around 30 miles along the coast from the port of Dover. French authorities intercepted an additional seven boats carrying 129 migrants - while also preventing a further 15 people from entering the water. Home Secretary Priti Patel's crackdown comes after June saw more migrants cross the Channel by small boat than in any month ever before.

Source: The Nation July 20, 2021 06:56 UTC