Calais migrant crisis

How many people cross the Channel in small boats?

Keir Starmer has promised to "smash the gangs" bringing people to the UK in small boats.

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'I could not protect her. I will never forgive myself' Video, 00:01:03
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Europe
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1 May
Fourth man arrested in Channel deaths investigation
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UK
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1 May
'I could not protect her': Dad mourns child killed in Channel
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Europe
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1 May
What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
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UK
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13 June
Five hundred migrants cross Channel in two days
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Kent
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28 April
Migrants cram into small boat as BBC films in Calais. Video, 00:01:04
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Europe
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23 April
Cooper on Rwanda bill: Extortionate scheme that has failed. Video, 00:00:28
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UK Politics
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22 April
No ifs no buts, flights are going to Rwanda - Sunak. Video, 00:00:21
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UK Politics
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22 April
First flights to Rwanda in 10 to 12 weeks - Sunak. Video, 00:01:44
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UK Politics
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22 April
Almost 5,000 Channel migrant crossings so far in 2024
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Kent
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31 March
Children among those brought ashore at Dover
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Kent
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26 March
More than 500 migrants arrive in small boats
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Kent
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21 March
What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
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UK
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13 June
Tear gas and surveillance on the coast as Channel migrant deaths rise
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Europe
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9 March
Flagship Rwanda bill back in Lords for scrutiny
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UK Politics
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4 March
More than 300 migrants cross Channel in one day
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Kent
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4 March
Boat pilot guilty over Channel migrant deaths
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Kent
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19 February
Boat pilot denies saying he would kill passengers
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Kent
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12 February
Smugglers forced man to pilot boat, court hears
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Kent
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9 February
Man who drove dinghy saved lives, court told
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Kent
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31 January
Channel migrants screamed 'we're going to die'
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Kent
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30 January
What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
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UK
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13 June
Jury selected for retrial over Channel boat deaths
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Kent
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29 January
PM refuses to comment on future of asylum centre. Video, 00:01:03
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Kent
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18 January