Record number of people cross the Channel in small boats in first three months of 2024

Some 4,644 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK so far in 2024, a record for the first three months of a calendar year, provisional Home Office figures show. Political correspondent Libby Wiener on what this means for Rishi Sunak

About 338 people were detected crossing the English Channel to the UK on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative number of arrivals so far in 2024 to 4,644: a new record for the first three months of a calendar year, according to provisional figures from the Home Office.In response to the figures, Labour said it was “time to get a grip and restore order to the border” in the wake of the latest migrant Channel crossing figures.

Shadow immigration minister Stephen Kinnock: “Despite all the evidence to the contrary, Rishi Sunak keeps on telling the British people that small boat arrivals are coming down and his promise to stop the boats remains on track. Rishi Sunak made "stopping the boats" a key pledge of his premiership and has continually insisted his plan is working.Speaking to reporters in Derbyshire on Friday, Mr Sunak said he was “determined to stop the boats”, adding: “Our plan is working, the numbers last year were down by a third.The UK needs flights to send migrants to Rwanda as a “deterrent” to “finish the job”, he added.

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