Nearly 500 migrants cross English Channel on small boats in a single day – as Labour hunts for new border boss
MORE than 550 migrants sneak into Britain across the Channel for every small boat pilot caught and jailed, figures show.
Less than 200 people smuggler thugs guiding small boats across the channel were locked up between the start of 2022 and mid-October – despiteMore than 550 migrants sneak into Britain across the Channel for every small boat pilot caught and jailed, figures showIn response, Home Office minister Lord Hanson said: “From January 2022 to 23 October 2024, Home Office Immigration Enforcement convicted 188 individuals identified as small boat pilots, and four individuals for their involvement in...
“At least the Conservative government was trying to provide the Rwanda scheme – which was a disincentive to cross the Channel “But why wouldn’t they do so now? The figures suggest they are unlikely to be caught, and the connection with the European Convention of Human Rights means they’re not going to be deported.“News travels quickly in these circles, and if people knew they faced many years in prison for piloting boats, they’d be less inclined to do so.
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