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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Suella Braverman says UK must ‘end these crossings’ after Channel deaths

People being escorted from a UK Border Force boat upon arrival in Dover.
People being escorted from a UK Border Force boat upon arrival in Dover. A damaged vessel was rescued off the Kent coast carrying dozens of people. Photograph: Carlos Jasso/AFP/Getty Images

Suella Braverman has insisted that the government will “end these crossings” after confirming that four people had died after their small boat capsized in the Channel.

The UK home secretary said she would set up “safe and legal routes” for asylum seekers only after dealing with the small boats crisis, amid demands from MPs for new pathways to apply for refugee status.

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