UK migrant arrivals on small boats reach new record

LONDON: A record 28,076 migrants have crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats this year, a 46 percent rise on the same period in 2024, government data showed on Monday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his handling of immigration. The sharp increase comes amid mounting public concern over immigration, which is polling as the public’s top concern, with anti-migrant protests continuing outside hotels housing asylum seekers. The record was reached on Sunday after 212 migrants arrived in four different boats that day, the data showed.

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