The number of migrants to have crossed the Channel has hit a record total for the first three months of the year as Rishi Sunak insists his ‘stop the boats’ plan is working.
A total of 4,644 people have arrived on the south coast on England from France in small boats since the beginning of January, including 338 on Tuesday, according to Home Office figures.
The figure is larger than even in 2022 – a year which saw the highest number of Channel migrant arrivals on record – when 4,162 landed in Britain.
I can’t recall with certainty but wasn’t England once renowned for the prowess of its Navy?
h/t Mauser
