Minister says 'Britain has lost control of its borders'
The Herald
|June 02, 2025
MORE than 1,100 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel on Saturday, the highest number recorded on a single day so far this year.
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Latest Home Office figures show that 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats, bringing the provisional annual total so far to 14,811 - 42% higher than the same point last year (10,448) and 95% up from the same point in 2023 (7,610).
It is still lower than the highest daily total of 1,305 arrivals since data began in 2018, which was recorded on September 3, 2022.
Defence Secretary John Healey said the scenes of migrants being picked up by smugglers “like a taxi” to be brought to the UK were “shocking”.
This story is from the June 02, 2025 edition of The Herald.
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