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Dozens of Migrants Who Refused Help of French Coastguard Being Taken ‘to Dover’
Border Force is taking the migrants directly to Dover after local officials warned Hampshire was not set up to process arrivals.
- Border Force intercepted a small boat carrying around 60 migrants on Wednesday, diverting the vessel directly to Dover after it was expected to land in Portsmouth.
- The dinghy departed Normandy on Monday, spending 33 hours at sea in "precarious conditions" as the French coastguard observed it heading toward Hampshire.
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary arrested six people on Tuesday evening near Haslar Marina in Gosport after anti-migrant protesters became hostile toward officers.
- Local MP Dame Caroline Dinenage successfully urged the Home Office to avoid Gosport disembarkation, stating the Dover diversion "must now set a clear precedent."
- Some 17,480 migrants have arrived by boat this year, representing a 46% decrease from the same period last year, as the Government prioritizes border security.
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Around 60 migrants arrive in Dover after refusing French coastguard help
The French coastguard said around 60 migrants on a small boat spent more than 33 hours at sea ‘in precarious conditions’. Around 60 migrants who refused help from the French coastguard and spent more than 30 hours at sea have arrived in Dover. British rescue boats were sent to collect the passengers of a migrant...
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