English Channel crossings pass 10,000 after new daily record reached

He urged politicians to stop "peddling myths and stoking hostility toward often vulnerable people who've experienced persecution and trauma", noting that on a global scale, very few people seek asylum in the UK.

Nigel Farage has continued to inflame fears around Channel crossings. Recent criticism led to The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) receiving a surge in donations. On Thursday, the former MP warned, "this will get much worse", and shared a clip from GB News where he claimed 20,000 people would cross the Channel this year, 30,000 if the waters are calm in September.

https://twitter.com/PaulbernalUK/status/1420804255892611073 Home Secretary Priti Patel recently deported people back to Vietnam in a new immigration crackdown. “I make no apology for removing criminals who are trying to cheat our asylum system, overstay their welcome or fuel crime in our communities. This flight removed serious foreign criminals involved in producing and supplying lethal drugs. “These offenders will no longer be able to poison our communities, ruin lives and cash in on vulnerable people and the British people should know I will continue to do everything in my power to remove such appalling criminals from our country.”

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