Small-boat arrivals fall to six-year low

Small-boat arrivals fall to six-year low

Small boat crossings drop to seven-year low over summer despite hot weather

Latest figures show a sharp drop in small boat crossings in June, July and August - but Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood admitted there is more to do

Shabana Mahmood Says Labour's Small Boats Crackdown Is 'Bearing Fruit'

Migrants board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in Malo-les-Bains, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)Labour’s attempts to stop asylum seekers crossing the English Channel in small boats are “bearing fruit”, according to Shabana Mahmood.The home secretary made the surprising claim as new data revealed the number of crossings this summer was the lowest in seven years.Her comments came less than a …

Channel crossings crackdown starting to ‘bear fruit’ as summer arrivals fall

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said ‘there is more to do’ as she vowed to continue targetting criminal gangs behind crossings

Number of migrants crammed onto Channel dinghies soars under Labour despite boat crossings fall

Number of migrants crammed onto Channel dinghies soars under Labour despite boat crossings fall . Dinghies transporting illegal migrants to Britain are becoming more crammed, despite the total for the number of small boat crossings hitting its lowest point in seven years