Small boat arrivals top 800 at start of May

More than 800 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in the first three days of May, according to government figures. The Home Office said 55 were brought to Dover on Friday, 325 on Saturday and 422 on Sunday. It means 7,218 migrants have arrived by small boat so far this year. In the corresponding period of 2025, the number of people who had made the crossing was 11,516.