Posted on 06/23/2026 4:22:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
MORE than 11,000 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats this year, official statistics show.
In the last seven days 1,912 people have been picked up by Border Force and taken to Dover as the warm weather continues.
It includes 310 people in five dinghies who crossed on Sunday, latest statistics show.
The figure for 2026 so far is almost 40 per cent down compared to this time last year.
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: “Keir Starmer has given the British public a toxic leaving present – in the last week alone he’s let in nearly 2,000 illegal immigrants across the English Channel.
“This failed Labour government promised to smash the gangs, but this laughable claim now lies in tatters.”
A Home Office spokesperson said: “This Government is bearing down on small boat crossings, with removals of small boat migrants at record levels and asylum claims down by 12%.
“The Home Secretary has signed a landmark new deal with France to boost enforcement action on beaches and put people smugglers behind bars.
“This builds on joint work that has stopped over 44,000 attempted crossings since the election.
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They want all that free cash ,hotels and women
Kinda like 1066 all over again.
> The figure for 2026 so far is almost 40 per cent down compared to this time last year. <
Sure it is. If the Labour weasels say so, it must be true.
Did they originate from Dwarf Island?
During rough seas the males were told to keep their hands on their dinghies. 🤢
Somebody needs to tell the freeloading Socialists that the migration to free non-Socialist countries is over and a new ICE Age is on its way. Everyone needs to stay inside at home and shelter in place.
,,, who’s paying for the boats?
Bomb the boats...feed the fish.
Why have they not stopped this invasion considering how much damage it has caused? Obviously it is on purpose.
One full division in 6 months. Not bad for those not trained in amphibious warfare and using rubber boats.
Future Labour voters.
England should put up signs on the beaches with 5’6” rulers as posts that say “You must be this tall to enter the country”.
Too bad Britain no longer has a Navy to deal with the problem! Seriously, blow them out of the water!
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