Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is still confident he can “stop the boats” despite record arrivals in the first three months of the year, Downing Street has said. Almost 800 people crossed the Channel in small boats over the Easter weekend, taking the total number of arrivals this year to 5,435. The figures represent a 43% increase compared with the same period last year and are even higher than the previous record for the first three months set in 2022.Despite the increase, a Number 10 spokeswoman said Mr Sunak remains confident that he will meet his pledge to “stop the boats”, which he had made one of his priorities for last year. The spokeswoman said there is “a range of different reasons” for “fluctuations” in the number of arrivals, pointing to criminal gangs adapting their tactics, the weather, and French police “facing increasing violence and disruption” on French beaches
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is still confident he can “stop the boats” despite record arrivals in the first three months of the year, Downing Street has said. Almost 800 people crossed the Channel in small boats over the Easter weekend, taking the total number of arrivals this year to 5,435. The figures represent a 43% increase compared with the same period last year and are even higher than the previous record for the first three months set in 2022.
Despite the increase, a Number 10 spokeswoman said Mr Sunak remains confident that he will meet his pledge to “stop the boats”, which he had made one of his priorities for last year. The spokeswoman said there is “a range of different reasons” for “fluctuations” in the number of arrivals, pointing to criminal gangs adapting their tactics, the weather, and French police “facing increasing violence and disruption” on French beache
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