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Why do Channel migrants want to come to the UK?

As the UK and France agree to find "new solutions" to the small boat crossings, BBC Verify looks at why asylum seekers want to come to the UK.
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Have you seen a claim made in an interview, speech or on social media that you want the Verify team to look into?
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