UK has seen longest period without migrants arriving on small boats since 2018, figures show

There person been nary migrant arrivals successful tiny boats crossing the Channel for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.

The past recorded arrivals were connected November 14.

It is the lowest uninterrupted tally since autumn 2018.

December is usually 1 of the quietest for Channel crossings, with a operation of mediocre visibility, debased temperatures, little daylight and stormy upwind making the travel difficult.

The astir arrivals recorded successful the period of December is 3,254, successful 2024.

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