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Government has moral responsibility to tackle boat crossings – Cooper
Home Secretary refuses to say when number of people arriving on small boats will fall, after Thursday saw the highest ever December crossing figure.
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A RNLI lifeboat bring a group of people in to Dover after a small boat capsized in the English Channel in May
(Gareth Fuller/PA)
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Harry Taylor and Nina Lloyd, PA Political Staff
December 15, 2024 at 1:16pm GMT
New criminal offences to disrupt people smugglers set out in border Bill
Migrant Channel crossings top 1,000 for year so far
Migrants arrive in UK after crossing English Channel in misty conditions
Nearly 100 migrants rescued as more than 600 people cross Channel this year
Busiest day recorded for migrant Channel crossings in 2025 so far
Number of migrants arriving in UK after crossing Channel up 25% in 2024