Small boats crossings hit 25,000 for the year

According to official figures, more than 25,000 immigrants crossed the British channels in 2025.

The Ministry of Interior said that 898 people on 13 boats were brought to Dover on Wednesday and brought the annual total to 25,436.

The 25,000 signs have passed in the previous years of this year – not until August 27th in 2022 records.

Ministers emerge as they continue to struggle with the difficulty of breaking the human illegal gangs.

Shadow House Secretary Chris Philp MP called it “national emergency” and accused the government of “doing nothing” to stop the transitions.

The government said that it shares intelligence to “smash” the gangs using people and strengthens cross -border cooperation with France.

On Thursday, the National Crime Agency announced that he was working with Bulgarian officials Seize 25 small boats designed to be used in the channel.

There was 8,461 transitions in the entire 2020, in 2019, this number was 1,835.

In 2018, 297 people were traveling, but the figures were published only on November 3.

Annual total for 2025 Hit 10,000 At the end of April and 20,000 until the end of June.

Also in June government Published figures To emphasize the increasing number of days with the appropriate air to travel between 2024 and 2025.

A home office spokesman said: “We all want to end the dangerous small boat transitions that threaten lives and weaken our border security.

“As long as people’s illegal gangs pay or die, they don’t care as long as the vulnerable people pay, and we will not stand in anything to dismantle and bring business models to justice.

“So this government has prepared a serious plan to overthrow these networks at every stage.

Campaigns have long argued that the government should bring “safer and more legal ways” to help the government’s smugglers by making smugglers.unnecessary“.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron adopted a pilot plan that some immigrants passing the channel would be detained and return to France.

In contrast, others would be allowed to come from France to England in a legal and controlled way.

The idea is to prevent immigrants from crossing.

The French police are also changing their tactics.

Them deliberately drilled In July, a boat leaving the beach because it was dangerous.