According to official Government figures, 2,225 people have made the journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in November alone, bringing the total for the year so far up to 42,128 in 1,035 small boats<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

According to official Government figures, 2,225 people have made the journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in November alone, bringing the total for the year so far up to 42,128 in 1,035 small boats.<\/p>\n

Monday saw 400 asylum seekers arrive on the Kent coast in eight boats – an average of 50 people per vessel.<\/p>\n

At least 100 people were brought into Dover, Kent, on board Border Force ship Hurricane shortly before 11am.<\/p>\n

The total number of migrants who have reached the UK this year has already dwarfed 2021’s total of 28,526 and the 8,410 who arrived in 2020.<\/p>\n