Two hundred migrants cross Channel after Home Office confirms GB News's small boat bombshell

TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The People's Channel revealed yesterday that the 200,000 milestone had been exceeded. Home Office official figures confirmed GB News's reporting earlier today.The department revealed 70 migrants had arrived on just one small boat on Friday.Despite early arrivals this morning, weather conditions are expected to worsen by lunchtime.LATEST DEVELOPMENTSMore than 200,000 illegal migrants cross English Channel since 2018 in shocking milestoneNearly 1.5 million migrants on Universal Credit: 'Britain's the food bank of the world!'French police face human rights probe for popping inflatable migrant boat - while still on beachPoorer conditions in the English Channel will likely prevent more crossings until later next week.Despite a majority of small boats crossings between 2018 and 2024, Sir Keir also secured the unwanted accolade of the worst-performing Prime Minister on the crisis earlier this year. Sir Keir exceeded Boris Johnson's 39-month total in half the time, with more arriving as a result of the one-in, one-out deal. A Home Office spokesman said: “This Government is bearing down on small boat crossings. The Home Secretary has signed a landmark new deal with France to boost enforcement action on beaches and put people smugglers behind bars.This builds on joint work that has stopped over 42,000 illegal migrants attempting to cross the channel since the election.“We have removed or deported almost 60,000 people who were here illegally and are going further to remove the incentives that draw illegal migrants to this country.” Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter