Since Labour came to power two years ago, about 80,000 people have entered the UK on small boats crossing the Channel. On Monday, a dinghy arrived crammed with 230 migrants.

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Britain has been grappling with how to curb the perilous and politically contentious crossings, which in recent years have seen tens of thousands of migrants arriving annually on…