lorna gordon, bbc news. a war of words has broken out between britain and france over who has ultimate responsibility for the rising number of migrants making the dangerous journey across the channel. the home secretary priti patel has threatened to withdraw financial support for french borderforces — they've hit back calling it "financial blackmail". over 12,500 migrants have made thejourney across the english channel so far this year. that compares withjust over 8,000 in 2020. so far this week alone more than 1,500 migrants have made the crossing. now, for more, let'sjoin daniel sandford, who is in doverfor us. daniel? sandford, who is in dover for us. daniel? , , ., , ., daniel? yes, george. the number of --eole daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing _ daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the _ daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the channel- daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the channel in - daniel? yes, george. the number of people crossing the channel in smallj people crossing the channel in small boats has been exceptionally high this week, and just today, we saw another 50 or so people being off—loaded from a border force