More than 1,000 people cross English Channel in two days, according to government figures
By Hamish Mureddu-Reid & PA MediaMore than 1,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in two days, according to government figures.
On Friday, 686 people made the journey from France - the highest daily figure so far this year - in 13 boats, Home Office data shows.So far this year, 12,504 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats, figures collated by the BBC show."stopping the boats" a key priorityHome Secretary Suella Braverman has been battling to get her central policy of forcibly removing unauthorised arrivals to Rwanda off the ground after it was blocked by appeal judges.
The government has lodged a bid to take its legal battle to the UK's most senior judges at the Supreme Court.Follow BBC South East on
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