

UK Government Promises Again To Stop Illegal Channel Crossings
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said “enough is enough,” but the Conservative Party’s seriousness on the issue has been brought into question.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said “enough is enough,” but the Conservative Party’s seriousness on the issue has been brought into question.
So far, 44,000 Channel asylum seekers have arrived in Britain this year. Unless the situation is addressed, with a generous welfare state and a low chance of being deported, more tragedies can be expected.
This year alone, more than 40,000 people have crossed the Channel to southern Britain using small boats, up from 28,526 last year—the highest number since these figures began to be collected in 2018.
So far this year, around 40,000 illegal migrants disembarked on British soil after crossing the English Channel on small boats from France. For Sunak, it is a chance to prove his mettle as the new PM.
Some 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel on Monday alone. This is the highest daily figure on record.