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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
David Lynch

Minister agrees small boats crossings mainly men after Question Time claim

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones leaves 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

Darren Jones has said he agrees most people arriving by crossing the Channel in small boats are men, after previously appearing to suggest the majority are “children, babies and women”.

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury faced criticism for his remarks on the BBC’s Question Time and sought to clarify that he was referring to a single boat that arrived when he visited the UK Border Security Command.

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