Migration across the Channel is surging because Britain has become a “no-lose” option for illegal immigrants and asylum seekers, according to a report.
It accuses the government of having lost control of illegal immigration as well as presiding over mounting backlogs in the asylum system.
Eighty-four migrants, including women and children, arrived in Kent yesterday, the tenth consecutive day that groups of people have made the 21-mile journey from France despite Conservative promises to make it an “infrequent phenomenon”.
Susan Pilcher, a photographer from Dungeness, said: “We had quite a storm here [on Wednesday night]. I was out taking pictures of it until about 1.45am and there were some lightning strikes. I have no idea how they didn’t die coming over in one of those
