More than 10,000 migrants on small boats have arrived in the UK since Labour were elected in July, official figures show.
There were 65 people in two boats who made the dangerous journey yesterday, bringing the total since the election on July 4 to 10,024 in 178.
This followed a deadly weekend that saw eight people lose their lives and more than 1,000 people make it safely to the UK.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, French officials launched a rescue mission after passengers got into difficulty.
Sources confirmed 20 people had been rescued from one boat, with the rest of the migrants continuing toward the British coast. French officials chose not to remove the additional people as it would have posed too great a risk to their safety.
More than 10,000 migrants on small boats have arrived in the UK since Labour were elected in July, official figures show. Pictured: Sir Keir Starmer meeting with Georgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, to learn how her government has cut the…