The total figure last year was 8,713, and so far this year there have already been nearly 9,000 Channel crossings. For instance, of the nearly 9,000 who have crossed the Channel so far this year, not one has been returned to France. ‘Patel vows to turn back all French migrants’ boats’Sunday Express, May 24, 2020HER VOW: To demand that the French authorities take back migrant boats even if found in British waters. HER VOW: New powers for UK Border Force to turn away migrant boats. ‘Migrant boats will be turned around in Priti’s shake-up’Daily Mail, July 6HER VOW: New powers for UK Border Force to turn away migrant boats.

Source: The Nation July 24, 2021 23:26 UTC