Mr Philp also said boats intercepted by French authorities should be returned to France rather than shepherded across the Channel, citing cases in which vessels just yards from the French coast had not been hauled back. Meanwhile, Kent County Council leader Roger Gough said the migrant children the authority has taken into its care this year include 60 in the first week of August, with 23 arriving on Friday alone. On Thursday, at least migrants made the dangerous journey in 17 boats, setting a new single-day record.
And amid continued fine weather and calm waters on Friday, more than migrants made it to the UK in 13 boats, the Home Office said. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is waiting for advice from officials and taking stock of the situation before taking the matter further, his spokesman said.
The Times reported that ministers are considering blocking migrant boats in the Channel before they enter British waters, modelled on Australian tactics used against migrants arriving by boats from neighbouring Indonesia. Want us to email you top stories each lunch time? Extra time. Britain to demand French crackdown on migrant Channel crossings world. Share this article. Britain is to call on France to crack down harder on migrants attempting to cross the Channel by boat, including taking them back to French ports rather than shepherding them to the UK.
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