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Small boat arrivals top 800 at start of May
BBC News ^ | May 4, 2026 | Bob Dale

Posted on 05/05/2026 6:20:50 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

More than 800 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in the first three days of May, according to government figures.

The Home Office said 55 were brought to Dover on Friday, 325 on Saturday and 422 on Sunday.

It means 7,218 migrants have arrived by small boat so far this year. In the corresponding period of 2025, the number of people who had made the crossing was 11,516.

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1 posted on 05/05/2026 6:20:50 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Britain, under Starmer is a goner.


2 posted on 05/05/2026 6:32:52 PM PDT by flaglady47 (Trump cannot be Trumped)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The UK voted for this. They should get what they voted for.


3 posted on 05/05/2026 9:23:45 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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