How many people cross the Channel in small boats and how many claim asylum in the UK?

How many people cross the Channel in small boats and how many claim asylum in the UK? Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he plans to cut the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats by taking tougher measures to "smash" people smuggling gangs. A plan by the previous Conservative government to deport migrants to Rwanda was scrapped by Labour. As of 19 August, 19,294 people had crossed the

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>The latest official statistics show that in the year to June 2024, Afghans were the top nationality crossing the Channel, Iranians (13%) were the second largest group, followed by arrivals from Vietnam and Turkey, both on 10%.