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The average number of people per boat is now above 40.

Last year’s total was 28,526, according to official figures.

More than 1,100 people crossed the Channel from France to England in small boats at the weekend, new British figures show. Former foreign secretary Liz Truss, who takes over from Boris Johnson as Prime Minister on Tuesday, has promised to take a hardline against irregular migration.

Ministry of Defence figures show 1,160 people were detected on Sunday in 25 boats.

More than 26,000 people have now made the journey so far this year, nearing 2021’s total of 28,526.

Home secretary looks again at ‘lethal’ tactic to deter asylum seekers as Rwanda deportation policy comes up for judicial review

French officials rescued nearly 190 migrants trying to cross the Channel, the stretch of water between northern France and southern England, in a series of operations Saturday the authorities said. In the early hours of Saturday, a navy patrol recovered around 60 people off the French coast, said Premar, the…

The latest arrivals bring the number of people to have made the crossing so far in 2022 to 25,264.

Meanwhile, the government has unveiled an oversight board for its plan to send migrants to Rwanda.