A Border Force clipper packed with migrants arrived in Dover today as traffickers resume Channel crossings amid the fine summer weather.
It is the second consecutive day that people have been brought to shore in the port town, after six days without crossings at the start of the month.
Choppy conditions in the last week have put a temporary halt to the illegal crossings.
But a return to warmer weather and calmer seas has encouraged trafficking gangs to step up their operations in the last 48 hours.
Official Home Office figures show that 11,434 migrants have landed in Dover since January 1, despite promises of a clampdown by Home Secretary Suella Braverman who has vowed to stop the boats.
A Border Force clipper packed with migrants arrived in Dover today as traffickers resume Channel crossings amid the fine summer weather
It is the second consecutive day that people have been brought to shore in the port town, after six days without crossings at the start of the month
Choppy conditions in the last week have put a temporary halt to the illegal crossings
The figures include 115 migrants who arrived in three boats last Friday, taking the total in June alone to 3,824. It’s the highest total for June since records began five years ago.
In June last year, 3,140 migrants arrived in the UK having crossed the Channel. In 2021, 2,177 were detected, while there were 727 in 220 and 163 in 2019. And in June 2018, just four people made the crossing.
The highest daily total of crossings for the year so far was also made last month on June 11, when 549 people were recorded as having made the journey.
Despite the flurry of crossings throughout the month, the total for the first half of the year is still 10 per cent lower than this time last year, when the figure stood at 12,747.
The Government’s flagship Rwanda policy was ruled unlawful in the Court of Appeal last week, forcing the PM Rishi Sunak to take the case to the Supreme Court.
Several ministers have threatened to pull Britain out of the European Convention of Human Rights, which was masterminded by Winston Churchill after World War Two to provide safe haven for people seeking asylum.
Even in Westminster, the government suffered 20 defeats in the House of Lords over their controversial policy. Among those voting against the proposals was the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Commenting on the ongoing situation, a Home Office spokesperson said: ‘The unacceptable number of people risking their lives by making these dangerous crossings is placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system.
‘Our priority is to stop the boats, and our Small Boats Operational Command is working alongside our French partners and other agencies to disrupt the people smugglers.
‘The government has gone further by introducing legislation which will ensure that those people arriving in the UK illegally are detained and promptly removed to their country of origin or a safe third country.’
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