The number of Channel crossings so far this year is estimated to have topped the 14,000 mark on Tuesday last week, according to Home Office figures.
A survey carried out for the British Future think tank found half of respondents would approve of a new humanitarian visa for people with a strong asylum claim or links to the UK, which could enable up to 40,000 arrivals each year.
A survey of 2,502 adults between July 5 and July 8 – after the General Election – found half the public would “approve of a new approach to the small boats issue, through a new humanitarian visa allowing a capped number of 40,000 people with a strong asylum claim or links to the UK to come safely to Britain to claim asylum – undermining the business model of people smugglers”.
According to the French coastguard, 63 migrants were rescued in an operation involving four ships and one helicopter on Friday, and a further four people were taken by a medical team but could not be saved. “That means processing claims, getting people out of expensive hotels and returning those whose claims fail, where it’s safe to do so.
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