(Sky News) Rishi Sunak has insisted his plan to stop small boat crossings in the Channel is “working” — despite more than 1,000 people making the journey over the weekend.
The prime minister said he has always acknowledged that crossings “will increase over the summer” but that his “overall strategy is the right one.”
Figures released by the Home Office show that 686 migrants were found crossing the Channel on 13 boats on Friday — the highest number in a single day so far this year — and 384 migrants made the crossing on Saturday.
It means that on Friday and Saturday, 1,070 people were detected making the crossing.
A further 269 people were detected on Sunday, taking the total number of people crossing so far this year to more than 12,000.
