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Over 1,000 migrants reached Britain in small boats in just four days as human traffickers took advantage of calm conditions on the Channel.
Daily Mail.com reports that the latest Home Office figures showed there were 326 arrivals on Tuesday, bringing the number since Saturday to 1,168.
The total since Labour came to power is 26,466, up 26 per cent on the equivalent period in 2023-24. The total does not include other migrants who were intercepted in the Channel and brought to Dover Tuesday.
The occupants of one dinghy refused to be rescued by French authorities and carried on to UK waters. It was the latest example of migrants declining rescue by the French to avoid being taken back to Calais.
Calm seas and rising daytime temperatures are thought to have triggered the recent crossings after a fortnight of relatively low arrival figures.
