Exposed: Bombshell report blows lid on the staggering number of Channel migrants who pretend to be children The report is based on Home Office data

(GB News) A bombshell new report reveals scores of migrants have lied about their age to get into Britain, as almost 50 per cent of under-18s who come alone are waved through upon arrival.

The report, by Stand for Our Sovereignty and shared exclusively with GB News, builds on a previous analysis of Home Office data, which revealed that the majority of those crossing the Channel are men of fighting age.

Bad incentives?

Children (those under the age of 18) are treated very differently when it comes to claiming asylum in the UK.

Firstly, they have a better chance of being granted leave to stay, and secondly, there is a well-held opinion that they will receive better treatment overall than adults.

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