More people have been detected crossing the English Channel so far this year than in the whole of 2021. That is despite the Government announcing plans to send migrants to Rwanda in a bid to deter people coming over.
More than 30,000 people have made the crossing in 2022, Government figures show. Some 667 people were detected on Wednesday alone, taking the total for 2022 to 30,515.
For 2021 as a whole, 28,561 crossings were recorded. The number of people reaching the UK in small boats from France through busy shipping lanes has increased steadily over the years.
