NATS SLAM BREXITEER FOR CROSSINGS CRISIS

NIGEL Farage has been blamed for the surge in small boat crossings after an asylum seeker returns deal was ditched due to Brexit.

- BY PAUL HUTCHEON

The SNP says the “legacy” of the Reform UK leader's push to leave the EU is soaring illegal migration.

Before Brexit, the "Dublin Regulation” allowed the UK to return some asylum seekers to EU member states without considering their claims.