The number of people who have made the dangerous journey this year is now 45,756

Ninety people crossed the Channel in two small boats on Christmas Day, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.

That takes the provisional total for people making the perilous journey from France during 2022 to 45,756, the highest total since the data was first collected in 2018. According to official figures, last year’s total was 28,526.

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