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A record 973 small boat migrants have crossed the English Channel in a single day this year, according to official figures.<\/p>\n

The record surge in Channel migrants crossed on Saturday, in 17 small boats.<\/p>\n

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The 973 arrivals are the highest number to arrive on a single day in 2024.<\/p>\n

Prior to yesterday, the highest single day for crossings this year was on June 18, when 882 people arrived in 15 small boats.<\/p>\n

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Until yesterday, the highest day in the three months since Labour came to power was on August 11, when 703 people made the illegal journey.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s arrivals follow 395 who made the crossing a day earlier in seven small boats.<\/p>\n

It takes the total number of migrants reaching UK waters so far this year to 26,612 in more than 500 dinghies.<\/p>\n

The latest crossings come just days after the Home Secretary agreed a new deal with her fellow G7 interior ministers to boost international cooperation, to go after the criminal people smuggling gangs.<\/p>\n

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Saturday’s record day of arrivals came on the same day that another four migrants, including a young child, died while trying to cross the Channel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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