Immigration minister Robert Jenrick distanced himself from Suella Braverman’s claim of an “invasion” (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
(Picture: PA Archive)The small boats crisis is poised to worsen with more than 50,000 migrants crossing the Channel this year, a Home Office minister admitted on Tuesday — as he warned against “demonising” people making the perilous journey.
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said that because November has historically been a record month for Channel crossings, the Government was preparing for the current total of around 40,000 arrivals to rise significantly before the year ends.
