More than 30,000 migrants crossed Channel since Starmer became UK PM

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2025-04-05

London (PA Media/dpa) - More than 30,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats since British Prime Minister Keir Starmer took office, according to the latest government figures. A total of 154 people made the crossing in four boats on Friday, according to the Home Office. This brings the total for the year so far to 6,796, a 25% increase on numbers by the same point last year, a 70% increase on 2023 and 49% rise on 2022, accord......

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