January migrant Channel crossings up 13% on previous year
by Flora Thompson
Feb 01, 2024
2 minutes
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The number of migrants crossing the Channel is up 13% compared with this time last year, figures show.
Some 1,335 people arrived in the UK after making the journey from France in January, according to provisional Home Office data.
This is compared with the official monthly total of 1,180 recorded in January 2023, analysis of the figures by
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