A total of 972 people made the crossing in 22 boats on Saturday, bringing the total to have made the journey so far in 2022 to 40,885, according to MoD figures.
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dover, Kent, on board a Border Force vesselIt comes as the UK and France are set to agree a deal to increase their efforts to stop migrants from making perilous crossings across the Channel.The agreement will likely significantly increase the number of French officers and volunteers who operate on Channel beaches and encourage France to aim for a higher proportion of migrants prevented from leaving.
On Friday, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and his French counterpart Catherine Colonna issued a statement stressing the"urgency of tackling all forms of illegal migration".
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