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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
George Lithgow

‘Too soon to know’ if Middle East war will affect small boat arrivals – experts

People thought to be migrants in Gravelines, France, before an attempt to board a small boat to cross the Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

It is “too soon to know” if the Iran conflict will affect the number of people crossing the English Channel in small boats, Oxford University experts have said.

In recent years, Iran has been the most common country of origin for asylum applicants, and Iranians have made up the largest group of small boat arrivals in the UK.

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