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At least 260 migrants cross the Channel in boats over Coronation weekend, with more than 600 asylum seekers landing on UK shores last week, official figures show

"The latest arrivals were seen this morning after being rescued by a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel.

The group of adults and small children, all thought to be migrants, were seen wearing life jackets and disembarking Dover earlier today.

Government figures reveal that a total of 6,549 asylum seekers have crossed the Channel in 156 boats to date in 2023. In the eight days of May alone, there have already been 603 migrants arriving in the UK.

Last month month saw 1,859 migrants arrive on British soil by inflatable dinghy or other small craft, making it the busiest this year, and April 22 saw 497 people undertake the perilous journey over a 24-hour period - a record day for 2023 at this stage.

Last week Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama launched another scathing attack on the UK, stating that the country was in 'a bad place' and having a 'nervous breakdown' over the flow of thousands of people from the Continent in small boats."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12059129/At-260-migrants-cross-Channel-boats-Coronation-weekend.html

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