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Harriet Sherwood

Record 10,170 people arrive in UK via small-boat Channel crossings this year

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A group of people in an inflatable dinghy at sea with a warship behind them — The Home Office figure is the highest since 2017 and a sharp increase on the 7,326 recorded in the same period last year. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters

A record 10,170 people have arrived in the UK so far this year after crossing the Channel in small boats, according to government data.

The provisional figure beats the previous record of 9,326 who crossed to the UK by this time in 2017. The comparable figure for last year was 7,326.

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