BREAKING: 102 migrants rescued trying to cross English Channel
The vessels contained 102 people, nine of whom managed to get to a beach in Kent before being held by police.French authorities said they had detained ‘around 30 people’.
Migrants have continued to seek safety in the UK despite repeated warnings about the risk to life of making the journey in a small boat.Boris Johnson has threatened to ‘send back’ asylum seekers who enter the country this way, attracting criticism from opponents who say the UK should take a more compassionate approach to the crisis.
MP for Dover & Deal Natalie Elphicke, hit out at French authorities for failing to stop people making their way across the channel for the second day in a row.‘These are serious security lapses and we need an urgent explanation from the French as to what they are doing to get a grip on this situation.
‘I am mindful that the search and rescue operations this week have involved all three border force vessels, RNLI lifeboats, HM Coastguard, a plane, a helicopter, ambulance services, police and much besides. These are emergency services for the UK, diverted from vital day-to-day operations.’
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