Record 230 people cross Channel in one small boat

The boat made the journey on Saturday, when a total of 258 migrants made the crossing on four boats.

Disclosure comes after Conservative and Reform claims that French police refusing to intervene in crossings The French authorities have halted small boats at sea in the Channel on 10 occasions since the spring, officials said on Friday. Despite claims from the Conservatives and Reform that the French were refusing to i

Migrants disembark from the French rescue ship Argonaute following their rescue at sea after their boat caught fire during an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain (Picture: AFP via Getty) It’s summer, parliament is in recess and small boats are back at the top of the news agenda. Same old debates