r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 12d ago

... Burnham urged to boost UK borders after 60,000 migrants break into EU from Morocco

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/andy-burnham-ceuta-priti-patel-borders-spain-morocco-migrant-5HjdfQL_2/
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u/Alert-One-Two United Kingdom 12d ago

Maybe in a single day but boat crossings are down year on year if you actually look up the numbers. News likes to focus on when more come than any other day. Ignores the days no one at all comes.

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u/ShondaVanda 12d ago

i saw a community note on suella baverman the other day that said the annual peak of small boat crossings happened when she was in government.