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#NEWS FLASH! Illegal Migrants crossing the Channel In Boats! Check future updates
- Linda Aitken-Smith
- Nov 3, 2025
- 31 min read
Updated: 2 hours ago
Since Andy Burnham took over
from Kier Starmer
as
Prime Minister of the UK
#NEWS FLASH: The Total 80,611 Illegal Migrants who have crossed the Channel in 1,329 Boats. Under the Labour Government. From 5th July 2024 to 23rd August 2026 —What’s changed under the current government.
Since Andy Burnham became the new PM, their has been 20 days with no crossings, from 20th July to 23rd August 2026.
In the first 5 Weeks their has been 3,428 Migrants in 44 Boats
The Total to date who have come to the UK, of Migrants in Boats from1st January 2018 to 23rd July 2026 is now 208,507 Migrants in 5,195 Boats.
Labour Under Kier Starmer As Prime Minister
The total from 05.07 2024 to 19.07.2026 inclusive was 77,183 Migrants in 1,285 Boats while Kier Starmer was Prime Minister.
The Illegal Migrants in Boats Total
Who Invaded The UK
Since Labour first took power in Parliament, from the Conservatives on 5th July 2024, to the current date 23rd August 2026, under Labour.
Kier Starmer As Prime Minister is 77,183 Illegal Migrants in 1,285 Boats in 59 Weeks.
Andy Burnham As Prime Minister 3,428 in 44 Boats in 5 Weeks
The Total is now 80,611 Illegal Migrants in 1,329 Boats.
To 23 .08.2026)
Weekly Migrant Updates From 20th July 2026...14
With Andy Burnham As PRIME MINISTER....
Week Ending23 | Migrants | Boats | From 20.07.2026 |
26.07.2026 | 881 | 13 | 881/13 |
02.09.2026 | 1,176 | 15 | 2057/28 |
09/08/2026 | 716 | 10 | 2,773/38 |
16.08.2026 | 405 | 03 | 3,178/41 |
23.08.2026 | 250 | 03 | 3.428/44 |
Since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister on the 20th July 2026.
As of 16th August 2026 3,428 Migrants in 44 Boats have crossed over from France to the UK in 5 weeks from 20.07.2026 to09.08.2026 inclusive, which is equal to 97.9 Migrants a day.
Although the number crossing the Channel this year has fallen by more than 40% compared with the same period last year, the increasing use of larger vessels demonstrates how quickly people smugglers have adapted to stronger enforcement by French police on beaches in Northern France.
A Mega Dinghy carrying a record 230 people arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the early hours of Monday the 9th of August 2026
It is the clearest indication yet that people smugglers in Northern France are adapting their business model and escalating their so-called Taxi Boat strategy to evade enforcement by UK and French authorities.
The development is likely to be a blow to the Prime Minister and Home Secretary.
Andy Burnham has vowed to be “relentless” and “bring back control”, while Shabana Mahmood has said the government is “bearing down” on small boat crossings.
French authorities told the Guardian that before an incident last week, in which a mega-dinghy carrying 173 people capsized after its engine caught fire, there had been nine mega-dinghy crossings of the Channel so far this year.
Invasion of Spain by Moroccan Migrants
In late July 2026, an estimated 60,000 people, predominantly young men, crossed the border from Morocco into the Spanish autonomous city of Ceuta in North Africa, with smaller numbers attempting to cross to another Spanish autonomous city, Melilla, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) away along the Mediterranean coastline. This overwhelmed local reception facilities and prompted the government of Ceuta to request that the Spanish government declare a national emergency.
Most entered by swimming around the Tarajal and Benzú breakwaters or by crossing on foot along the shoreline.
By 31 July, Spanish officials said about 50,000 people had voluntarily returned to Morocco. By 2 August, at least 72 people were reported to have died as a result of the incident.
And with the prospect of Migrants trying to copy what the Moroccan's did in Spain over the Weekend.
If the Spain had not increased their Police presence and also their Army to sort out what could have escalated into a major problem and if they had given them food and water and put them into Hotels like the British Governments have done with Migrants who have come to the UK. We would have had thousands more coming to the UK.
The Spanish removed the Pull Factor and didn't give the Illegal Migrants free Food, water and a place to stay (for free at the expense of the British Tax Payer like the British Government does.
Spain proved that by not giving them anything and the Police and the Army patrolling the Streets.... that the invasion of Migrants who came into Spain went back to Morocco
60,000 Migrants came over the Border and by Sea into Spain and more than 48,000 Migrants returned to Morocco and left of their own accord when they were given Nothing and at least 72 have died after trying to get into Spain via the Border and by Sea.
It is time the British Government got tough with Illegal Migrants and stopped giving them Asylum and gave them nothing like the Spanish did when they broke into Spain In late July 2026
The British government should just get tough and get the Border Force to process the illegal Migrants in 48 hours taking digital photo's and fingerprints and DNA swabs. So they can't sneak back over in the future. We should send them all back to France as the French Police are not stopping the Illegal Migrants as they have been seen just watching them set off for the UK from the Beach while they are looking at their phones and smoking.
These are Police who have Guns on them and could make the Boats unseaworthy so they can't cross.
The British Government should demand the French Government return the Money we have given to them recently as they are not doing anything proactive to stop the Illegal Migrants.
The French Government are just costing the British Taxpayer more by letting them get into the Boats while the French Police just watch. and this Invasion of Spain has since gone viral on You Tube Check out the link at the end of this blog at Invasion Of Spain by Moroccan's.
The British Government needs to change the Laws that stop the Government from Deporting Illegal Migrants.
Then they need to remove every Illegal Migrant that has come across to the UK since the 1st of January 2026. Including the Migrants who are now in British Prisons, we also need to bring back Hanging for those that commit Murder, all Rape attacks (including Children) and Stabbings by Illegal Migrants if their Countries of Origin refuse to take them back.
We also need to stop providing Aid to other Countries and spend the Money on re-Building Britain.
Also Check Out The Following In This Blog Titled:
##Since Operation Overlord landed on the Beaches Of Normandy in France on 24th February 2026.
The Smuggling Gangs Have Started To Use Mega Dinghies Now!
#Under Previous Government and Information to date.
## So far this year, there has been, since the 1st January 2026
#* Illegal Migrants who have paid People Smugglers
and arrived since 01.01.2018 to the Current date,
by Boat From France!
#NEWS FLASH!
How many people cross the Channel
in small boats?
People were first detected crossing the Channel on small boats at a significant scale in 2018, when 299 people were recorded arriving in the UK in this manner. Numbers rose sharply, reaching a peak of around 46,000 in 2022. Arrivals then fell in 2023, before rising again to around 41,000 in 2025.
The charts below show the annual and monthly numbers of people arriving on small boats. Between 2018 and the year ending March 2026, a total of 197,000 people were detected.
In the 2020s, crossing the English Channel in a small boat has become a popular method of unauthorised immigration into the UK. Almost all of those who arrive by this route go on to claim asylum.
39,000 people arrived by small boat in the year ending March 2026, making up around 90% of all people detected arriving in the UK without authorisation. Around 75% of those arriving were adult men, 12% were adult women and 13% were children.
The nationalities of those entering the UK by this route have changed over time, and the number of nationalities recorded has increased.
# Under Previous Government and Information to date.
Under the Conservative Government
From 01.01.2018 to 03.07.2024 inclusive... A total of 127,896 Migrants in 3,866 Boats, over 6 and half years.
Under Theresa May's Conservative Government
(3 Years & 12 days) but was Prime Minister from 13th July 2016 before Migrant Figures coming across from France were
Started From 1st January 2018 to 24th July 2019 inclusive...
1,078 Migrants in 107 Boats.
Under Boris Johnson's Conservative Government
(3 years, 45 days)
From 24th July 2019 to 6th September 2022 inclusive... 65,784 Migrants in 2,483 Boats.
Under Liz Truss's Conservative Government
(50 Days)
From 6th September 2022 to 25th October 2022 inclusive... 10,397 Migrants in 229 Boats.
Under Rishi Sunak's Conservative Government (Year 255 days)
From 25th October 2022 to 5th July 2024 inclusive... 50,637 Migrants in 1,047 Boats.
Under Kier Starmer's Labour Government
(2 Year's 15 Day's)
From 05.07.2024 to 19.07.2025 inclusive... 43,842 Migrants in 777 Boats, and From 04.07.2025 to19.07.2026 inclusive... 33,341 Migrants in 508 Boats. A total of 77,183 Migrants in 1,285 Boats over 2 years 15 days.
Prime Ministers From July 2016 to The Present Date
Portrait | Start | End | Duration | Party | Under Monarch Reign |
13th July 2016 | 24th July 2019 | 3 Years & 12 days | Conservative |  | |
24 July 2019 | 6 September 2022 | 3 years, 45 days | Conservative | ||
6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 | 50 Days | Conservative | ||
 MP for Richmond (Yorks) (born 1980) | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 | 1 Year 255 days | Conservative | |
 MP for Holborn and St Pancras Born 1962 | 5 July 2024 | July 2026 Resigned | 2 years, 15 days | Labour |  |
 | 20 July 2026 | Labour | |||
Returns of people who arrived on small boats
Around 8,400 people who arrived on small boats were returned from the UK to another country between 2018 and the year ending March 2026. This represents 4% of the total number of small boat arrivals during this period.
It is not possible to tell from published data how many of these returns were government-enforced and how many were undertaken voluntarily. However, across the returns system as a whole, the majority of returns are voluntary.
Home Office statistics indicate that, since around mid-2022, most returns of people who arrived by small boat have involved Albanian nationals. In the year ending March 2026, 53% of small boat returns were of Albanian nationals, followed by Turkish and Iraqi nationals who collectively accounted for a further 15%.
However, the number of Albanian small boat arrivals being returned has declined from its peak in 2023, reflecting a fall in the number of arrivals from this group.
In commentary published alongside the statistical release, the Home Office notes that returns to Afghanistan and Sudan, which were the second and third most common nationalities among small boat arrivals in the year ending March 2026, are currently on hold. It also states that Iran, the fourth most common nationality in that period, and Syria are not currently accepting enforced returns.
##So far this year, there has been, since the
1st January 2026
(To date 23.08.2026) Migrants: 15,897 In 234 Boats
So there were 12,179 fewer migrants this year to date, as of 16.08.2026, and in 238 fewer boats.
Even though we had good and bad weather, and with Operation Overlord destroying Boats they found, boats that could have been used if the weather had been better all the time, would have prevented thousands more Migrants from coming over. Their has been fewer Migrants than this time last year but they are now bringing them over in Boats that hold a lot more Migrants
with boats NOW holding more Migrants that the Boats the Smuggling Gangs first used with 230 Migrants in one boat in the early hours of 9th August 2026
So it looks like destroying the boats before they can be used
is obviously the way forward, to reduce the Migrant numbers coming over, and hopefully eventually stopping the boats.
The French government should have paid Operation Overlord lads, as they have proved to be more Proactive than the French, whom the British Government paid, and the French were not so effective as Operation Overlord.
We have also had Migrants in a boat trying to set off from Belgium earlier this year in 2026.
Newsflash Update!
Recent reports indicate a significant shift in migrant smuggling tactics, with Belgium emerging as a new departure point for small boats attempting to reach the UK in 2026. This trend is driven by increased police pressure along the traditional French coastline.
Key developments as of late April 2026 include:
Surge in Activity: On April18, 2026, approximately 250 migrants launched from Belgian beaches in a single day, contributing to a total of over 600 arrivals in the UK that weekend.
New Departure Sites: Launches have been recorded from coastal towns in West Flanders, including De Panne, Koksijde, Nieuwpoort, Middelkerke, and De Haan.
"Taxi Boat" Tactic: Smugglers are increasingly using “taxi boats” that launch from quiet Belgian beaches and travel along the coast to pick up migrants in the water or at other locations before heading across the Channel.
Increased Danger: The crossing from Belgium is significantly longer (approx. 60–100km) than the route from France (approx. 45km), crossing some of the world's busiest shipping lanes in often overcrowded, poorly equipped dinghies.
International Cooperation: The UK government has provided millions in funding to Belgian law enforcement for drones, thermal cameras, and increased land, sea, and air patrols via Frontex aircraft.
Enforcement Actions: Belgian police have conducted targeted checks, resulting in the discovery of inflatable boats, motors, and gasoline cans intended for crossings. In some instances, boats launched from Belgium have been shadowed into French waters by authorities rather than being forcibly stopped.
Newsflash!
Before the People Smuggling Gangs up their game even more and start using more Mega Dinghies the UK Government should UP their Game and stop putting the Migrants in Hotels, Military Barracks H.M.O's
We should also follow the example of the Spanish when they were Invaded by Morrocan's recently at Ceuta and they didn't give them any Food, Water or Shelter and the Spanish also put Police And the Army on the Streets
The Morrocan's then started to Self Deport and left Spain.
The UK Government also needs to stop telling the People Smugglers via the Internet, TV & Radio.... what they are going to do, to try and stop the People Smuggling Gangs. They should use Covert Actions like they did in World War 2 see information below...
Even though the UK and French governments have introduced new laws and cooperation agreements, such as the power to seize electronic devices and the 'one-in, one-out' returns pilot scheme, with the specific aim of disrupting these changing business models and preventing crossings.
However, experts and officials note that the gangs are often one step ahead, continually adapting their operations to bypass new measures.
The Labour Government have let them know via the Internet, TV & Radio... what they are going to do, to try and stop the People Smuggling Gangs.
Instead of using covert operations (secret hidden actions) by maintaining radio silence, and then going in and catching them unawares and arresting them.
They should use the Armed forces and the Navy
To stop the migrants at Sea by the Navy and Border Force and turn the Migrants in Boats back, and make use of the Good Weather we are having Now. The Italians are doing this
The Italians Are Doing This
Quote: Italy’s prime minister says her government will deploy every tool at its disposal to “guarantee the security of our borders” after approving a bill authorising naval blockades to stop boats from arriving in Italy during periods of “exceptional pressure”. Check out the link at the end of this Blog. (Italian PM vows to secure borders and approves bill allowing naval blockades)
And the UK should also have the Armed Forces patrolling the beaches and the port of Dover and the UK entrance to the Channel Tunnel, which starts (or ends) in Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Specifically, the Euro Tunnel Folkestone Terminal is located in Cheriton, where vehicles are loaded onto trains (Folkestone, Kent (CT18 8XX), located just off the M20 motorway.
It is approximately 10 miles (15-20 minutes' drive) from Dover, making it very close to the Dover/Deal area where migrants arriving by small boat are often taken for processing.
So the People smuggling gangs could be using the Euro Tunnel to get Illegal Migrants across, hidden in Lorries and containers, by creating vehicle modifications like fake floors. Then driving the Vehicles into the UK.
But conversely, choosing a "covert operation" (radio silence, secret actions) is usually done to ensure mission success through surprise and to achieve the objective, a method they will have used to win the Second World War.
Quote: Covert operations, characterised by secrecy, radio silence, and deception, were essential strategic tools used to secure Allied victory in the Second World War. These methods allowed smaller forces to achieve significant objectives by maximising the element of surprise. Such as the following, and many more.
Key examples and methods that helped win the war include:
Radio Silence & False Traffic (Operation Fortitude): Prior to D-Day, the Allies maintained radio silence regarding the real invasion fleet, while using fake radio traffic and inflatable tanks to create the illusion of a massive army (FUSAG) near Pas-de-Calais, pinning German forces away from Normandy.
.Breaking Codes (Ultra/Magic): While technically intelligence rather than a physical raid, the ultra-secret breaking of Enigma and Japanese codes provided a decisive, hidden advantage that allowed the Allies to anticipate enemy moves, with one study indicating that attacking with surprise, supported by such intelligence, was critical to success. We should use the methods they used in World War 2 to win the war.
##Since Operation Overlord landed on the Beaches Of Normandy in France on 24th February 2026. The Smuggling Gangs Have Started To Use Mega Dinghies Now!
Only 322 Migrants crossed in 5 Boats on 1 Day! from 8th February to 15.02.2026 inclusive, and no more Illegal migrants crossed the Channel over the next 7 days to 22.01.2026 inclusive. As The Smuggling Ganga are now using LARGER Boats.
Maybe the French Police should up their Game also and have a team of Police finding the Boats like Operation Overlord did, before they can be used to transport the Illegal Migrants to the UK as we are paying them a lot of money to do this.
As all they seem to be doing lately is standing on the beach watching them while they smoke or check their phones but they don't seem to be making any effort to stop the Migrants from getting into the boats, which have increased in size from just holding up to 100 Migrants to 125 and then 165 and as of 9th August Migrants were seen to be getting into boats that hold 230 Migrants
People-smuggling gangs are highly adaptive and have developed new tactics, such as the use of "taxi boats" and simultaneous launches, in response to increased enforcement and crackdowns on traditional methods
. These criminal enterprises are motivated by profit and continue to find ways to operate. Current adaptive strategies used by smuggling gangs include:
"Taxi Boat" Systems: Smugglers use a "taxi boat" method where boats are launched from distant, secret locations, sometimes up to 100 km away, and then collect migrants from agreed-upon points in shallow water along the coast to avoid immediate detection by French police patrols.
Simultaneous Launches: Gangs coordinate multiple boat launches at the same time to overwhelm the search and rescue efforts and interception capabilities of French and UK authorities across the wide shoreline.
Online Advertising and Recruitment: Social media platforms are heavily used by gangs to advertise their services, offer "package deals" including accommodation and employment, and provide endorsements via videos from successful migrants.
As the operations and those of Border Force and its security contractors will be closely monitored by the migrants and smuggling gangs to identify and be ready to exploit any weaknesses.
During the bad weather, they may be crossing in trucks! As the People Smugglers who were supplying the Boats to get the Illegal Migrants to the UK will have found another strategy to achieve the goal of getting the Migrants to the UK, so the money would still be coming in....
Larger, More Crowded Boats: Smugglers are increasingly using larger, more crowded inflatable boats, increasing the number of migrants per vessel and the danger of the crossing, but also the potential profit per journey.
Diversionary Tactics: Smaller, less crowded boats are sometimes sent out as a first wave to distract police resources while larger vessels attempt crossings elsewhere.
Concealment in Vehicles: While small boats are currently the primary method, smugglers also continue to use other means, such as hiding migrants in lorries and containers, by creating vehicle modifications like fake floors, a method which became more expensive and less common after Brexit and the pandemic, but is still a potential route.
Maybe they should use heat scanners to check for the body heat of migrants hiding in lorries so they can be detected, processed and deported within 24 hours instead of taking them to posh hotels...and a constant supply of food and more.
Quote: Heat scanners and thermal imaging technology are already being used and developed to detect people hiding in lorries, as they can identify human body heat behind curtains, inside containers, and through materials
Even though the UK and French governments have introduced new laws and cooperation agreements, such as the power to seize electronic devices and the 'one-in, one-out' returns pilot scheme, with the specific aim of disrupting these changing business models and preventing crossings.
However, experts and officials note that the gangs are often one step ahead, continually adapting their operations to bypass new measures.
The Labour Government have let them know via the Internet, TV & Radio... what they are going to do, to try and stop the People Smuggling Gangs.
Instead of using covert operations (secret hidden actions) by maintaining radio silence, and then going in and catching them unawares and arresting them.
They should use the Armed forces and the Navy
To stop the migrants at Sea by the Navy and Border Force and turning the Migrants in Boats back, the Italians are doing this
Quote: Italy’s prime minister says her government will deploy every tool at its disposal to “guarantee the security of our borders” after approving a bill authorising naval blockades to stop boats from arriving in Italy during periods of “exceptional pressure”. Check out the link at the end of this Blog. (Italian PM vows to secure borders and approves bill allowing naval blockades)
And also having the Armed Forces patrolling the beaches and the port of Dover and the UK entrance to the Channel Tunnel, which starts (or ends) in Folkestone, Kent, in the United Kingdom. Specifically, the Euro Tunnel Folkestone Terminal is located in Cheriton, where vehicles are loaded onto trains (Folkestone, Kent (CT18 8XX), located just off the M20 motorway.
It is approximately 10 miles (15-20 minutes' drive) from Dover, making it very close to the Dover/Deal area where migrants arriving by small boat are often taken for processing.
So the People smuggling gangs could be using the Euro Tunnel to get Illegal Migrants across, hidden in Lorries and containers, by creating vehicle modifications like fake floors. Then driving the Vehicles into the UK.
But conversely, choosing a "covert operation" (radio silence, secret actions) is usually done to ensure mission success through surprise and to achieve the objective, a method they will have used to win the Second World War.
Quote: Covert operations, characterised by secrecy, radio silence, and deception, were essential strategic tools used to secure Allied victory in the Second World War. These methods allowed smaller forces to achieve significant objectives by maximising the element of surprise. Such as the following, and many more.
Key examples and methods that helped win the war include:
Radio Silence & False Traffic (Operation Fortitude): Prior to D-Day, the Allies maintained radio silence regarding the real invasion fleet, while using fake radio traffic and inflatable tanks to create the illusion of a massive army (FUSAG) near Pas-de-Calais, pinning German forces away from Normandy.
.Breaking Codes (Ultra/Magic): While technically intelligence rather than a physical raid, the ultra-secret breaking of Enigma and Japanese codes provided a decisive, hidden advantage that allowed the Allies to anticipate enemy moves, with one study indicating that attacking with surprise, supported by such intelligence, was critical to success. We should use the methods they used in World War 2 to win the war.
#* Illegal Migrants who have paid People Smugglers
and arrived since 01.01.2018 to the Current date,
by Boat From France!
*There has been to date 23.08.2026(Inc:)
From 01.01.2018
208,507 Migrants arrived in 5,195 Boats
Since 2018, when records began, over 150,000+ people have
arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats,
with almost 37,000 arriving in 2024 alone.
So Far this Year in 2026
from 01.01.2026 to 23.08.2026 inc:
Migrants= 15,897 Boats= 234
News Flash!
On the 9th May 2026, Illegal Migrant figures went over 200,000 Migrants
who have come to the UK
By Small Boats since the beginning of 2018.
Note: Information Above
Published every Monday
(not including Bank Holiday Monday). It will be published a day later.
There has been from 01.01.2018 to 31.12.2024 inclusive
151,138 Illegal Migrants who have come to the UK in 4,289 Boats
There has been from 01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025 inclusive
41,472 Illegal Migrants who have come to the UK in 672 Boats
supplied by Illegal People Traffickers.
Updated every Sunday...figures for the last 7 days for irregular
migrants attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats
without permission to enter (see below).
The statistics below are taken from provisional UK and French operational data and are subject to change. The small boat arrivals figures may differ from figures published in the final official statistics on Immigration system statistics under the topic “How many people come to the UK irregularly”, which will have undergone a more thorough quality assurance process.
The data published is provisional and subject to change, including reduction.
The Chart Below Shows
How many Migrants and the number of boats they came over in, who came from France, a safe country, after passing through other safe countries to reach the border of France, from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2025.
The Chart also shows how many Migrants came over in boats. From the 1st of January 2026 to the 23rd August 2026.
It also shows dates from Monday to Sunday each week, Migrants who came over each week in Boats each day.
Also, a weekly summary every week from Monday to Sunday of each week, of how many Migrants & Boats came over in the last 7 days from 17th August 2026 to 23rd August 2026, and in the previous week, 10th August 2026 to 16th August 2026,
Illegal Migrant And Boat Figures On The Chart Below...
On The Chart Below...
Will be updated every Monday with the previous weeks, Daily Totals and up-to-date totals to date, Monday to Sunday inclusive.
Dates From/To | Migrants' | Boats' | To Date Below...Migrants/ Boats Crossed the English Channel Since 01.01.2018 inc: |
From Monday 01.01.2018 to Wednesday 31.12.2025 inclusive | 192,610 | 4,961 | 192,610/4961 To 31.12.2025 |
From Thursday 01.01.2026 to Sunday 23.08.2026 inclusive | 15,897 | 234 | 208,507/5,195 To 23.08.2026 |
Sunday 16.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,257/5,192 |
Monday 17.08.2026 | 250 | 3 | 208,507/5,195 |
Tuesday 18.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,507/5,195 |
Wednesday 19.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,507/5,195 |
Thursday 20.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,507/5,195 |
Friday 21.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,507/5,195 |
Saturday 22.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,507/5,195 |
Sunday 23.08.2026 | 0 | 0 | 208,507/5,195 |
Total Migrants & Boats in 7 days | Migrants = | Boats= | On the Week Ending Sunday, Total To Date 09.08.2026 From 01.01.2018 Migrants & Boats And Total Migrants In Boats for the Previous Week |
Total Migrants & Boats in 7 days from 10.08.2026 to 16.08.2026 inclusive, (On w/e: Sunday 16.08.2026 | 405 | 03 | 208,257/5,192
|
Total Migrants & Boats in 7 days from 17.08.2026 to 23.08.2026 inclusive, (On w/e: Sunday 23.08.2026 | 250 | 03 | 208,507/5,195
|
Days With NO Migrants Crossing The Channel!
No Migrants crossed the Channel for~
14 Days' 23rd October to 5th November 2025, inclusive...and again for
28 Days' 15th November to 12th December 2025 inclusive.
This was the longest recorded period without small boat migrant arrivals across the channel in 7 years, lasting 28 days until the 12th December.
Followed by 13 Days 23rd December 2025 to 4th January 2026 inclusive.
8 Days 6th January to 13th January 2026 inclusive.
13 Days 20th January to 1st February 2026 inclusive.
05 Days 03rd February to 7th February 2026 inclusive.
12 Days 10th February to 22nd February 2026 inclusive.
04 Days 26th February to 1st March 2026 inclusive.
01 Day 2nd March to 8th March 2026 inclusive.
05 Days 10th March to 14th March 2026 inclusive.
03 Days 16th March to 22nd March 2026 inclusive.
06 Days 23rd March to 29th March 2026 inclusive.
06 Days 30th March to 05th April 2026, inclusive.
04 Days 06th April to 12th April 2026, inclusive.
03 Days 13th April to 19th April 2026, inclusive.
05 Days 20th April to 26th April 2026, inclusive.
03 Days 27th April to 03rd May 2026, inclusive
03 Days 04th May to 10th May 2026, inclusive.
12 Days 10th May to 21st May 2026, inclusive.
01 Days 25th May to 31st May 2026, inclusive
14 Days from 01st June to 14th June 2026, inclusive
02 Days 15th June to 21st June 2026, inclusive
01 Day 22nd June to 28th June 2026, inclusive
06 Days 29th June to 05th July 2026, inclusive
04 Days 06th July to 12th July 2026, inclusive
07 Days 013th July to 19th July 2026, inclusive
03 Days 20th July to 26th July 2026, inclusive
03 Days 27th July to 02nd August 2026, inclusive
04 Days 03rd August to 9th August 2026, inclusive
04 Days 10th August to 16th August 2026, inclusive
06 Days 17th August to 23rd August 2026, inclusive
From /To | Full Days Of No Migrants in Boats | Migrants/Boats | Total So FarIn 2026 |
January 1st to 31st 2026 | 26 Full Days | 933/15 | 933 Migrants In 15 Boats |
February 1st to 28th February 2026 | 23 Full Days | 1,276/20 | 2,209 Migrants in 35 Boats |
March 1st to 31st March 2026 | 18 Full Days | 2,232/35 | 4,441 Migrants in 70 Boats |
April 1st to 30th April 2026 | 19 Full Days | 1,975/30 | 6,416 Migrants in 100 Boats |
May 1st to 31st May 2026 | 16 Full Days | 2,726/42 | 9,142 Migrants in 142 Boats |
June 1st to 30th June 2026 | 17 Full Days | 2,742/40 | 11,884 Migrants in 182 Boats |
July 1st to July 31st 2026 | 21 Full Days | 2,316/32 | 14,526 Migrants in 218 Boats |
We also had Vigilantes (British Patriots), unearthing &
destroying the Boats supplied by People Smuggling Gangs, so they can't be used! In addition to no boats coming across due to the bad weather!
Didn't the British Government pay the French to do that out of the taxes paid by hardworking British Citizens who are now also supporting all the Illegal Migrants who have come across to Britain since the year 2018, who are now claiming benefits and adding to the growing Benefits Bill!
If there weren't any more Illegal Migrants coming to Britain, then the British People would feel a lot safer going about their Daily Lives.
If the following were true, and it wasn't just a one-off due to bad weather, and the government had removed us from old, archaic laws that were made many decades ago and are no longer fit for purpose in the current time and situation. And removed every Migrant who had come to Britain illegally, then the British People wouldn't be so angry because they are fearful of what could happen to their families, as the illegal migrants are in this country free to roam wherever they want to at any time.
If instead of putting them up at the expense of the British Taxpayer in 4 and 5-star hotels with meals provided and free healthcare and days out.... they were turned back whilst at sea or put in a detention centre, and processed to prove they had tried to enter the UK illegally then deported within 48 hours then we wouldn't be in the situation we are in at the moment with a Government not looking after its legal citizens and making them feel like second class citizens, in their own country and letting more illegal migrants into the country thus increasing our debt and the interest on the UK Debt see web-link below at #UK Debt Clock at the end of this blog. as the costs incurred to date looking after the Illegal migrants who have come to Britain by boat or sometimes stowing away in trucks will have cost the UK Billions
The Population Of The UK
Under the Labour Government, 60,196 Migrants in 1,026 Boats have crossed from France in the period from 4th July 2024 to 3rd November inclusive ( 673 days =16 months).
Over 5 years, that could equate to 225,735 Migrants coming to the UK in 3,847 boats from 4th July 2024 to 3rd July 2029, under the Labour Government.
Add the 127,896 Migrants in 3,866 Boats who have already come to this Country before 4th July 2024, from 01.01.2018 under the Conservative Government.
There would be a total of 353,631 Migrants who came to the UK in 7,713 Boats who will be living in the UK, in addition to the Legal British Citizens who were here before the Illegal Migrants started to come to Britain before 1st January 2018.
Official population figures are typically provided as mid-year estimates by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), so a precise figure for January 1, 2018, is not available. However, the mid-2017 figures serve as the closest official data point before that date.
The breakdown for the constituent countries in mid-2017 was:
England: 55.6 million
Scotland: 5.4 million
Wales: 3.1 million
Northern Ireland: 1.9 million
= to 66.0 Million in 2017 in the UK.
As of today, Tuesday, November 4, 2025, the estimated population of the United Kingdom (Britain) is approximately (sixty-nine million seven hundred thousand) in figures this is 69.7 million people.
And another 165,539 migrants in 44 months could come to the UK, and the Population of the UK could be = sixty-nine million eight hundred sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-nine, in figures this is 69,865,539 who may have come across to the UK by 3rd July 2029
Sixty-nine million eight hundred sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-nine -
This is an approximate increase of one hundred sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-nine
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It could be down to the Bad Weather. We shall see in the coming weeks.
Or maybe the fact that the British Border Force has gone on strike and they won't be available to help them across, when our British Border Force should be turning all the boats back so they can't cross into British waters ("median line" or the "delimitation line). Our territorial sea waters from our British Beaches.)
The dividing line between French and British waters
If Border Force turned the Illegal Migrants back, they would do the same distance from France to the British maritime boundary, and back to France (if Border Force turned them back), as they would have if they had continued to cross into our waters to the Port of Dover or our Beaches.
The French would have to take them back as they would still be in their territorial waters, and they should then close and Police their Borders like the Polish do.
And we should send back any Migrants that have come to Britain from 01.01.2018 back across to France as well, as the Migrants have crossed through many Safe Countries before they even get to France. If they came across on boats supplied by the people smugglers or hid in a lorry as they didn't come across legally and disposed of their I.D so they couldn't be identified and came onto British land without a passport or permission to come into Britain as they could be living here under false details, as they could have made up their name etc and this should apply even if they have been given Asylum, as many were fast tracked to reduce the backlog, which we wouldn't have had if we had returned them citing that they were coming across on mass in boats (sometimes over-full). This was also an unsustainable migration and was threatening our economy due to the rising costs of keeping them.
We don't owe the French Government any loyalty or money (they should pay the money back) as they lied to us, as they knew there was a law already in place which wouldn't allow them to touch the Migrants when they had told the British Government in power at the time that they could stop the Migrants. They could have changed the law that would enable them to stop the Migrants and then deport them from France. And they continued to tell us they could stop the Migrants from getting to the UK.
We would not have had unsustainable Migration coming into Britain, with the ensuing rising costs to our economy due to the Billions spent on housing the Migrants and all the other related costs that were spent over the years, and the escalating problems of the illegal migrants being in Britain, as we would not have the recurring costs of housing and feeding the migrants or the rise in crimes such as knife crime, rape and sexual assaults, theft from our shops and more... since they started to come across from France illegally in boats, or the massive debt we now have.
If Border Force turned them back, they wouldn't have so much paperwork to process. And there wouldn't be a huge backlog for Asylum Cases if illegal migrants were turned away whilst at Sea.
Also, British Citizens are saying that the Border Force should lobby the Government to change the laws so that it would be easier to turn Illegal Migrants back to France, because the French Police are not stopping the Migrants.
After all, if the French Police had stopped all the boats on their shores and destroyed the boats, the People Smugglers wouldn't have been able to use them to get the migrants to the UK. We wouldn't now have this problem of Unsustainable Migration, and our Debt would not have gone into the Billions and then Trillions and rising fast + interest.
If any migrants manage to leave France in a boat supplied by the people smugglers, they should be destroyed, and the migrants arrested and deported within 48 hours back to France. We shouldn't have to return the boats to France; if the migrants do manage to get to the UK, they should just be destroyed.
British people are starting to comment on why we have a closed border for the Legal British Citizens to come through at Customs, and let the illegal migrants come in illegally without Passports.
As none of the illegal migrants should be in this country, as they have broken British laws by crossing the Channel between France and Britain by coming across in boats supplied by criminals and coming onto British land without a passport or permission to come into Britain the legal way.
Questions & Answers:
Q: Why should the British Public have to live in fear of being stabbed or raped... just by going about their everyday lives day or night.
A: Forget about reducing backlog, deport all illegal migrants who have crossed into Britain, even if they have been fast-tracked through the Asylum process, as they shouldn't be in Britain as they didn't come here through the legal channels. Many are here to earn money, economic Migrants possibly illegally through the Black Market, where they won't have to pay any tax, and are not true refugees
Q: What are the 5 reasons you can claim asylum?
A: Refugee or asylum status may be granted to aliens who have been persecuted or have a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, and/or political opinion.
Q: They are also saying that they think the French Government are not stopping the Migrants because they are taking Billions from the British Government but not actually stopping any of the Migrants from coming across to Britain.
A: So the British Government should demand the money they have given the French Government back in full and only pay towards the costs of Policing their borders (in arrears), to stop the Migrants, if no Migrants come to Britain via France, as that would hopefully stop the Migrants from coming to Britain.
Q: Does Border Force have the right to turn back at sea any illegal immigrants crossing in boats?
A: The UK Border Force's right to turn back boats of illegal immigrants at sea is a highly contested issue with significant legal and safety constraints
. While the government has asserted that "pushback" tactics are legal in limited and specific circumstances, their use is heavily restricted by international and domestic law, particularly the paramount duty to protect life at sea.
French Cooperation: The French government has strongly opposed the UK's pushback policy, arguing that it breaches maritime law. For a pushback operation to be feasible, the French authorities would need to be willing to intercept and rescue the migrants once they are turned back into French waters, which they have generally refused to do.
Nationality and Borders Act: The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 gave Border Force officials powers to stop, board, divert, and detain vessels, including potentially in international or foreign waters (subject to agreement with other states). It also included provisions to grant immunity from criminal or civil liability to officials using these powers in "good faith," but legal experts and human rights bodies have raised concerns that this might be incompatible with human rights obligations and the duty to investigate deaths.
*The dividing line between French and British waters
It is generally referred to as the"median line" or the "delimitation line".
This maritime boundary, which runs through the English Channel (or La Manche in French) and the North Sea, was established through a series of international arbitrations and bilateral agreements between the two countries, notably the 1977 Continental Shelf Arbitration and subsequent agreements in the 1980s and 1990s.
Key aspects:
Territorial Waters: Both the UK and France claim a territorial sea of up to 12 nautical miles from their coasts. In the narrowest part of the Channel, the Strait of Dover (about 21 miles wide), these territorial waters meet, and the boundary is a negotiated line.
Continental Shelf and EEZ: For areas beyond the territorial sea, the boundary for the continental shelf and exclusive economic zones (EEZ) is determined by an agreed-upon simplified equidistance line, or a median line where every point is equidistant from the nearest points on the baselines of both countries.
Channel Islands: The presence of the British Channel Islands close to the French coast complicated the delimitation, and a special arrangement (giving them "half-effect" or semi-enclaving them) was decided by a Court of Arbitration to achieve an equitable solution.
Channel Tunnel: Within the Channel Tunnel itself, the border is a fixed land frontier located halfway along the tunnel, as defined by the 1986 Treaty of Canterbury.
Maybe the real answer is to come out of the ECHR and the Human Rights Laws as the British Citizens are saying what about the rights of those who are stabbed sometimes fatally or raped, including children by illegal migrants as we don't know who they really are, as they have disposed of any identification that could identify them, and they may already have criminal records in their Country of origin, and illegal migrants think they can do the same as they can in their Country.
Don't give unauthorised migrants legal status in Britain, or it may increase illegal immigration in the future. They should also not be regularised even if they have lived continuously in the UK for a very long period, despite not having legal permission to do so.
There are four main ways for a person to become an unauthorised migrant in the UK: enter regularly on a visa and overstay, enter without authorisation, remain after asylum application avenues are exhausted, or be born in the UK to irregular migrant parents.
Illegal Migrants should have no right to stay in Britain unless they apply from their own country legally and are accepted. They have a job and a place to stay, funded by the Legal Migrant, not by the money the government collected from taxes paid by British citizens.
The News on the Huntingdon train stabbings...
This has made many British citizens feel anxious and question why we are still allowing Illegal migrants to come into Britain and not deporting all illegal migrants.
Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London were attacked in a mass stabbing on a train on Saturday night.
A “brave” train worker remained in a life-threatening condition after attempting to stop the knife man, while the driver was praised for diverting the service into an emergency stop at Huntingdon station
Eleven people received treatment in the hospital following the attack.
Two British men in their 30s were initially arrested, and police said there was "nothing to suggest" it was a terror incident.
Anthony Williams, 32, from Peterborough, was charged on Monday with 10 counts of attempted murder.
The other man arrested has been released with no further action.
Witnesses reported that police used a Taser on one man who was holding a knife.
Cambridgeshire police are reviewing three further incidents, including the stabbing of a 14-year-old in Peterborough, to establish whether there is a connection between them and the Huntingdon train attack.
Stopping Illegal Migrants and deporting them ALL who have come across since the beginning of 2018 would save millions, and the debt would not go up as fast as it is doing. As we would not be paying out billions to house Illegal Migrants or pay for all the court cases for them to appeal asylum claims that they should not have been allowed to apply for, as they didn't come across legally to the UK, so there would be no backlog of asylum claims and subsequently our Court Cases wouldn't be taking so long to put through the courts due to the migrants using our legal system for free.
By coming to the UK illegally, Migrants have already started the deportation process by coming here illegally, so their return has already begun, so the Government should stop dragging their feet - No More Excuses. We don't want our Countryside, Villages, our towns or our Cities to be ruined forever.
All migrants who didn't come here the legal way, and who didn't pay all the fees themselves for applying to enter the UK legally or find their own accommodation at their own expense and who didn't have the written proof they had been offered a job ( the UK needs and those applying have the qualifications for), should not have been allowed to enter the UK.
Those who have applied legally to come here and work in the UK, and British Citizens here legally, who have links to their ancestors for centuries.
The British people here legally want our Country back!
I read the following from Patrick Christy from GBN News.
I totally agree with this statement below. Click on the link. He is very straightforward and to the point; he tells it like it really is.
All they need to do to cut any risk from illegal asylum seekers is to lock them up on entry and let them know they're going nowhere unless they go back home.
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