Record 230 people reach UK on single boat after crossing English Channel

The government has accused people smugglers of 'cramming' migrants onto 'unseaworthy vessels' and putting lives at risk.

Britain has been grappling with how to curb the perilous and politically contentious crossings, which in recent years have seen tens of thousands of migrants arriving annually on the shores of southeast England.

A record 230 migrants in one small boat crossed the Channel to Britain, France’s lifeboat service and U.K. media said Monday, in the latest example of larger numbers of people packing into a single vessel.

A staggering 230 people crossed the Channel in a single boat on Monday, eclipsing a record of 165 set just last month. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft takes a closer look at the changing face of Channel crossings – and why it could be more dangerous for asylum seekers, and possibly even more lucrative for peo

People smugglers are using larger vessels as pressure from French authorities makes it more difficult to launch crossings

A record 230 people crossed the English Channel in a single boat on Monday.

Record 230 migrants arrive in UK after crossing Channel in single inflatable 'mega-dinghy'  lbc.co.uk

Home Office condemns 'reckless and dangerous tactics' used by people smugglers

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