BBC News, South East
PA mediaAccording to official data, more than 25,000 migrants have crossed the English channel so far in 2025.
The home office said that 898 people were brought to ashes in Dover on Wednesday, causing a total of 25,436 per annum.
25,000 marks have been passed at the beginning of this year as compared to previous years – not passed till 27 August in a record year of 2022.
This comes when the minister struggles with the challenge of breaking up people on smuggling gangs.
Chhaya Home Secretary, Chris Filp MP called it a “national emergency”, and accused the government of “nothing to do” to stop the crossing.
The government has said that it is sharing intelligence information and strengthening cross-border cooperation with France, which is smuggling people.
On Thursday, the National Crime Agency announced that it has worked with Bulgarian officials To seize 25 small boats for use in the channel.
PA mediaThere were 8,461 crossings in the entire 2020, while in 2019 the number was 1,835.
In 2018, 297 people were traveling, although the figures were published only from 3 November.
Annual for 2025 10,000 hit In the end of April, and 20,000 by the end of June.
Government in June too Released data To highlight the increasing number of days with favorable weather to travel in 2024 and 2025.
What is the government doing?
A home office spokesperson said: “We all want to eliminate dangerous small boat crossings, which threatens life and weakens our border security.
“People smuggled gangs do not care if weaker people live or die, until they pay and we will stop anything to eliminate their business models and justice them.
“That is why this government has put a serious plan together to launch these networks at every stage.
Preachers have long argued that the government should introduce “more secure and legal routes” to help reduce the small boat crossing by creating a smuggler “Unnecessary,
France Return Deal
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Sir Kir Stmper and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed for a pilot scheme, in which some migrants crossing the channel would be detained and returned to France.
In turn, others will be allowed to come from France to the UK via legal and controlled passages.
The idea of preventing migrants from creating crossings.
The French police is also changing its strategy.
They Deliberately punctured In July, a boat as it was leaving the beach as it was dangerously congested.
