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Small boat Channel arrivals pass 25,000 - the earliest figure has been reached so far
More than 25,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel so far this year - the earliest the figure has been reached.
Almost 900 migrants (898) were detected crossing the Channel on Wednesday, in 13 boats - bringing the total number of arrivals recorded since 1 January to 25,436. Last year, the number of arrivals didn't pass 25,000 until 22 September.
At this point last year, 16,842 people had crossed, and this is the earliest the 25,000 figure has been passed since records began in 2018. Politics latest: Small boat record passed The record will signal further struggles for the government as it looks to reduce the number of people entering the UK clandestinely.
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to "smash the gangs.
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