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UK Borders Are Secure, Minister Says After Migrant Boat Reaches Coast Undetected
Officials said 5 people were detained after the dinghy slipped through undetected, and the Home Office has opened an investigation.
- On Monday, a migrant dinghy reached Folkestone undetected, the first such landing in over a year; Kent Police detained five individuals and transferred them to Border Security Command.
- The Home Office described the arrival as "isolated and rare," noting no undetected small boat landings to UK shores have been officially recorded since September 6, 2025.
- Defence Minister Luke Pollard told LBC Radio on Tuesday that "our borders are secure," though he confirmed a Home Office investigation into the breach is underway.
- Some 17,480 migrants have crossed the Channel this year, a total down 46% compared to the same point last year according to official figures.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham has set a clear political objective to secure borders, with the government closing asylum hotels and reducing the migrant backlog as core strategy.
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Labour accused of 'losing control' of Britain's borders after undetected small boat arrival in Kent
The Labour Government has been accused of "losing control" of Britain's borders after an undetected small boat carrying illegal migrants arrived on the Kent coast. Speaking to GB News, Conservative Party Chairman Kevin Hollinrake argued that the only way to stop the crossings is to "detain and deport" all illegal arrivals to the UK.On Monday, a GB News producer was alerted by a local skipper after seeing a migrant dinghy with up to 10 illegal im…
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