More than 50,000 small boat crossings stopped as France deploys anti-riot police

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said UK-French measures to stop small boat crossings are having an impact as she welcomed new data showing 50,000 have been stopped since July 2024Migrants wade in the water to board a taxi boat in France(Image: PA Wire/PA Images)Tens of thousands of small boat crossings have been stopped since the general election, new figures show – as extra riot police are set to be deployed to French beaches.