The U.K. government will house hundreds more asylum-seekers on barges, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says.
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak onboard Border Agency cutter HMC Seeker during a visit to Dover, England, Monday, June 5, 2023 ahead of a press conference to update the nation on the progress made in the six months since he introduced the Illegal Migration Bill under his plans to"stop the boats". The U.K.
Sunak told reporters that compared to the same time last year, the number of people making the dangerous sea crossing on small vessels from northernto the southern English coast so far this year has decreased by a fifth. He suggested that the U.K. was doing better than other countries in Europe, where he said unauthorized migrant crossings have increased by a third over the same period.
Sunak also said that the number of Albanian migrants arriving by small boats has fallen by almost 90%, and that a deal with Albania has seen 1,800 asylum-seekers turned back.
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