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Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel in two days after three-week pause

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Press Association Reporters. (2026, October 31). Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel in two days after three-week pause. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/channel-britain-andy-burnham-chris-philp-labour-b1303068.html

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Over two days, nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel after a three-week pause due to bad weather. This surge followed 263 crossings on Thursday, breaking the longest spell without arrivals this year at 21 days. Video footage showed a tense incident where a man tried to board a boat carrying a knife but dropped it when challenged by another person aboard. As of Friday, 21,869 migrants had crossed in 2026 according to Home Office figures, with the government claiming this year’s total is significantly lower than previous years.

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As of October 31, 2026, nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the English Channel into Kent over two days following a three-week pause. On Thursday alone, 263 people in three boats made the crossing, breaking the longest spell without arrivals this year at 21 days due to high sea conditions. Several children were among those wearing life jackets and brought ashore in Dover. Footage showed a man approaching a boat with a knife before dropping it into the water; a call of "I will kill you" was heard as French rescue boats monitored nearby. According to Home Office figures, by October 31, the total number of arrivals for 2026 stood at 21,869, marking a significant decrease compared to previous years despite recent high-profile crossings.

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🔮 A call of “I will kill you” was heard as French rescue boats hovered in the background just a short distance away.

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It comes after 263 people in three boats crossed on Thursday, which broke a 21-day hiatus marking the longest spell without arrivals this year amid high sea swell and wind in the Channel. asserted

which → come → Channel

Several children were among a large group of people wearing life-jackets who were seen being brought ashore in Dover, Kent, as better weather brought calmer crossing conditions. asserted

weather → wear → conditions

In footage captured by the Press Association on Friday, a man was seen moving towards a boat holding a knife while in waist-deep water, and a man aboard the boat tries to hit him with a boot. asserted

man → capture → boot

As the man in the water draws his arm back, he appears to drop the knife into the sea and moments later he boards the UK-bound boat. asserted

he → draw → boat

A call of “I will kill you” was heard as French rescue boats hovered in the background just a short distance away. asserted

boats → kill → background

With just over two months of the year to go, and with crossings typically lower during late autumn and winter, the data suggests the total number of crossings in 2026 is unlikely to surpass the figure for 2025. uncertain

number → go → 2025

The total number of arrivals for 2026 stood at 21,869 after Friday, according to Home Office figures. uncertain

number → stand → figures

The Government has said crossings are down significantly, with the lowest number of summer arrivals – a period when journeys often rise in part due to the warmer weather – since 2020 recorded this year. asserted

journeys → say → 2020

Read More “Labour is too weak to stop the boats. asserted

Labour → read → boats

Andy Burnham is more concerned with appeasing his left-wing backbenchers than taking the tough action needed to secure our borders and deport illegal immigrants. asserted

Burnham → appease → immigrants

“Only the Conservatives have the backbone to deliver a borders plan including leaving the ECHR and deporting all illegal immigrants. asserted

Conservatives → have → immigrants

That is how we end the crisis in the Channel.” asserted

we → end → Channel

Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel in two days after three-week pause

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