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Nearly 700 migrants cross Channel in one day, a record for the year

Monday saw 696 migrants and asylum seekers cross the Channel from France to the United Kingdom, on board 14 small boats. The defence ministry described the influx as the highest daily tally for 2022 and only the second time this year that daily crossings have topped 600.

Radio France Internationale

UK Rwanda asylum plan under fire as rising numbers cross Channel

MoD says 696 people made journey in small boats on Monday, as concerns grow over government response

The Guardian - UK

Nearly 700 migrants cross Channel on Monday in record high for 2022

More than 17,000 people have arrived in the UK this year

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Nearly 700 migrants cross Channel in single day in record high for 2022

More than 17,000 people have arrived in the UK this year.

The Independent UK

Channel migrant crossings hit highest daily total this year as 696 make treacherous journey

Crossings come more than three months after UK government announced Rwanda deporations in bid to deter journeys

The Independent UK

Channel migrant total tops 3,600 for July amid reports of new deal with France

Home secretary Priti Patel is intending to pay the French government tens of millions of pounds for more beach patrols and surveillance equipment.

Wales Online

Travel operators demand action, not blame, over cross-Channel delays

Eurocamp executive says more passport capacity needed, after Port of Dover gets just one-thousandth of the Brexit funding it requested

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Baby and dozens of migrants drowned in Channel ‘while UK and French services left rescue to each other’

At least 27 people died in the tragedy, which was the worst migrant Channel drowning on record

The Independent UK

Vacationers Fear Delays In Crossing English Channel Due To French Staff Shortage

Following a weekend of huge delays, the port in southern England has returned to 'normal' but more delays are feared.

Zenger

Brexit not to blame for travel chaos, says No10

Downing Street insisted on Monday that Brexit wasn’t responsible for the chaos seen at the Channel crossings over the past few days.

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson says French staff shortages not Brexit to blame for Channel holidays misery

‘These are not scenes that we think are necessitated by leaving the European Union,’ No 10 insists

The Independent UK

Dover ferry passengers advised to arrive early amid fears of summer-long disruption

Cross-Channel ferry passengers told to arrive in good time for border checks after weekend of delays

The Guardian - UK

Congestion eases at English Channel port of Dover

Officials at the English Channel port of Dover on Sunday said operations had returned to normal, after two days of lengthy delays blamed on post-Brexit border checks.

Radio France Internationale

Channel travel chaos continues with ‘holiday hell’ at Eurotunnel

Holidaymakers hoping to cross from Dover and Folkestone to France on Sunday told to expect long delays

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The Independent UK

Holidaymakers face waits at Channel with Brexit and French authorities blamed

Holidaymakers and lorry drivers have endured long waits to cross the Channel in a second day of chaos blamed on Brexit and French authorities.

Chronicle Live

Warning that Dover-Calais queues expected on Saturday as summer getaway continues

If you are heading down to Kent to cross the Channel to Calais, expect disruption as the gridlock seen on Friday is likely to be repeated

Daily Mirror

'Grant Shapps is nowhere to be seen while holidaymakers face travel chaos'

The UK Government now has less clout than it had as an EU member, as we also see over refugee and migrant Channel boat crossings. Hard-working Brits are seeing their holidays being turned into a nightmare

The Independent UK

Week of criticisms and revelations over Home Office’s handling of migrant crisis

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The Independent UK

Why Brexit made Dover gridlock inevitable

Exclusive: From ‘Amber Plus’ to ‘Critical Incident’: the leavers’ lesson that was bound to happen

Zenger

Ten Dogs And Puppies Found ‘Half Dead’ After Being Left In Vans On A Ferry

As many as 10 dogs and puppies have been found ‘half dead’ after being left in vans on a ferry while crossing the Channel on the hottest day of the year.

The Independent UK

Week of criticisms and revelations over Home Office’s handling of migrant crisis

The Home Office’s response to the migrant crisis has been the focus of a series of critical reports.

Al Jazeera

Report slams UK’s handling of migrant and asylum seeker arrivals

The UK has failed to adequately respond to a surge in arrivals via the English Channel, independent inspection finds.

The National (Scotland)

Damning internal report slams Home Office's 'awful' handling of Channel crossings

THE damning results of an investigation into the Home Office’s handling of the surge in Channel crossings by vulnerable refugee has been described…

The Independent UK

‘Damning’ report slams ‘poor’ Home Office response to Channel crossings

Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal looked at how the Government processes migrants when they arrive in Kent.

The Independent UK

Watchdog criticises ‘poor’ response of Home Office to Channel crossings

The chief inspector of borders and immigration’s findings are the latest in a wave of critical reports on the Government’s handling of the crisis.

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