363 people crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday
Immigration · First reported 8 Nov, 12:12 · Updated 12:25
Home Office figures reported 363 crossings in five boats on Saturday, following 161 crossings on Friday. The reported total for 2026 reached 23,129, below the previous year's total and the lowest year-to-date figure since 2022, according to the article.
- Figures published overnight by the Home Office recorded 363 people crossing in five boats on Saturday.
- The Saturday crossings followed 161 people travelling in three boats on Friday, after four days with no crossings.
- The reported total since the start of 2026 stood at 23,129, below last year's total of more than 41,000 and the lowest year-to-date figure since 2022.
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- Saturday crossings
- 363 people in five boats
- Friday crossings
- 161 people in three boats
- 2026 total
- 23,129 people since the start of the year
- 2025 total
- More than 41,000 people
- Comparison with 2022
- The 2026 year-to-date total is the lowest since 2022, when 39,939 people had crossed by November 7
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