(BBC) More than 5,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel this year, with nearly 800 making the journey over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
A total of 791 migrants made the journey on 30 and 31 March, according to the Home Office.
The government’s figures indicate that 349 crossed on Saturday, with a further 442 spotted on Sunday, taking the total number of people who have made the journey this year to 5,435.
A Home Office spokesperson said the “unacceptable number of people” crossing the Channel “demonstrates exactly why we must get flights to Rwanda off the ground as soon as possible.”
Before Saturday’s crossings, 2024 had already seen a record number of people making the journey in the first three months of the year.
