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Small boat migrant arrivals by late April at
highest level ever
More than 7,000 people have entered the UK via the
method since the start of the year.
Sunday 28
April 2024 17:34, UK
https://news.sky.com/story/small-boat-migrant-arrivals-by-late-april-at-highest-level-ever-13125181
The number
of migrants that have crossed the Channel in small boats is at its highest ever
level for the first four months of the year.
Some 7,167
people have arrived on UK shores after travelling by small boat from the
continent between 1 January to 27 April, with 902 entering just this past week
This
compares to 5,745 for the same period last year. The previous record in 2022
was 6,691.
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The figures
come after Rishi Sunak said that migrants travelling to Ireland after arriving
in the UK on small boats is a sign the Rwanda scheme is already working as a
deterrent.
"People
are worried about coming here and that demonstrates exactly what I'm
saying," he told Sky News.
"If
people come to our country illegally, but know that they won't be able to stay
there, they are much less likely to come, and that's why the Rwanda scheme is
so important."
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