France-UK deal linked to seven-year low in Channel migrant crossings
- France and the UK saw the number of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel fall to its lowest summer level since 2019, with London crediting a new enforcement deal between the two countries.
- Issued on: 02/09/2026 - 08:02 2 min Reading time Successive British governments have struggled to curb the rise in small boat crossings, which have become an increasingly contentious issue among voters since they began to increase sharply around 2018.
- The number of boats making the journey from France to the United Kingdom during June, July and August – months that usually see a surge in
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- France and the UK saw the number of small boats carrying migrants across the English Channel fall to its lowest summer level since 2019, with London crediting a new enforcement deal between the two countries.
- Issued on: 02/09/2026 - 08:02 2 min Reading time Successive British governments have struggled to curb the rise in small boat crossings, which have become an increasingly contentious issue among voters since they began to increase sharply around 2018.
- The number of boats making the journey from France to the United Kingdom during June, July and August – months that usually see a surge in
Sources: RFI