Within government, there are fears that the new trend of crossings continuing through the winter months could be an augur of the intractability of this policy problem.
Senior Home Office sources have told Sky News they were surprised the boat had not been spotted, tracked and intercepted earlier.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMI5, GCHQ and the Border Force's Clandestine Channel Threat Command are involved in operations to prevent crossings, using drones, a spy plane and by tracking Albanian mobile phones being used in northern France.
Mr Sunak's allies believe the tragedy proves that his reforms of the asylum system are urgently needed. Conservative MPs seem to agree that failure to tackle illegal immigration could finish Mr Sunak's hopes of winning the next general election.
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