A British fisherman has claimed the Channel migrant crisis has taken a dramatic turn, with French authorities now handing out lifejackets and escorting boats partway across the water. Matt Coker, a deep-sea angler who’s seen countless crossings, told Times Radio he believes the French and British have admitted they can’t stop it – so now they’re trying to make it safer.
According to him, more than 7,200 people have already made the journey this year – a record for the first three months. He says the situation has escalated in the last six months, with smugglers sending out “lots of boats all at the same time… on every possible day”, reported the Express.
