People have formed networks of practical support in response to the growing numbers of migrants seeking help
Four ways the UK has tried to stop small boat Channel crossings
Images of Dover and the beaches along the Kent coastline have come to symbolise small boat crossings in the UK, often attracting anti-migrant protests as a result.
“Everyone’s like, ‘Oh look at Dover, everyone’s coming here’ – they’re really not,” said Charlie Zosseder, the director of the charity Samphire, which works to improve community cohesion between migrants and local people in the town.
“When we have issues, it tends to be people coming down from London because they’ve seen the news, think all the small boats are going there, let’s go and protest. Well, thank you, but no thank you. You don’t see many locals coming out for the anti-migrant protests.”
