HAS THE UK GOVERNMENT’S STRATEGY ON SMALL BOAT CROSSINGS BEEN EFFECTIVE?

As the number of migrants crossing the Channel is down by 43%, have ministers cracked the problem? The headline figures show that small boats crossing the Channel are down by 43% compared with January to mid-July 2025 – from 21,690 last year to 12,469 over the same period this year.

The Guardian reports that as the number of migrants crossing the Channel is down by 43%, have ministers cracked the problem?

The report adds: The headline figures show that small boats crossing the Channel are down by 43% compared with January to mid-July 2025 – from 21,690 last year to 12,469 over the same period this year.

Since Andy Burnham came to power on 20 July, however, there has been a small increase on the same period last year.

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