since january. the home secretary promised last year to make the route unviable and put the people smugglers out of business. today, for news of the tragedy, the immigration minister explained what the numbers were still so high. before news. we the numbers were still so high. before news the numbers were still so high. before news. we have challenges, a s stem before news. we have challenges, a system based before news. we have challenges, a system based on before news. we have challenges, a system based on outdated - system based on outdated legislation, much of it from the late 90s, which we are looking to change with the nationality and borders bill, due to come back to the commons for its report stage imminently, and that is where we are looking to try and make changes to make a difference and work with our european neighbours, particularly france, to get a grip on this. this isn t helping any european state. you only have to look at the situation on the belarus polish
it s promised to pay the french to deal with the problem unless more boats are intercepted. simonjones reports. more migrants brought to dover this morning by the border force after they were picked up in the channel. britain and france have repeatedly pledged to make this route unviable but still, the dangerous journeys continue, and some mps have had enough. we need to transport these people directly back to calais as soon as possible after they ve landed in the uk. that would be a diplomatic incident, i realise that, but frankly, i don t know where else we are going to go. because what we need to do is stop this traffic. the home secretary, priti patel, is today meeting her french counterpart, gerald darmanin, at the g7 conference of interior ministers in london. there s lots to discuss, after a surge in numbers in the past two days, with well over 1000 people reaching the uk. she has already threatened
more closely than ever to tackle the people smugglers organising crossings to make this route unviable. i think the reality is that everything tried in the past is still seeing numbers go up, and the reality is at the moment, it s largely the weather that controls these crossings because if the weather is bad, it stops the crossing. but the weather is one thing, the politicians and certainly can t control. thing, the politicians and certainly can t control- thing, the politicians and certainly can t control. ., ,, , ., , . can t control. thank you very much, simon jones- the headlines on bbc news. mps are due to vote on the government s controversial plan to raise national insurance to fund the nhs and social care. this is the scene in the house of commons. the government has been defending the plan. the biggest ever terror trial in france gets under way. 130 people were killed in coordinated islamist attacks in 2015. more than 1000 people have crossed the channel in small boats thi
the government has repeatedly pledged to make this route unviable, but the numbers have continued to grow. the boats are getting bigger, and the smugglers organising thejourneys are packing more and more people onto them. injune, more than 2000 people made the crossing from france to the uk, a record figure for a single month. it brings the total so far this year to just under 6000 migrants. that s an increase on the first half of last year when almost 2500 made the journey. it s a highly visible route. though last year asylum applications in the uk actually fell by a quarter. the un refugee agency has previously described numbers arriving as manageable. a familiar sight in dover, people being brought to shore by the border force after being picked up in the channel. next week the nationality and borders bill comes before parliament. the government says its new plan for immigration will tackle the criminal gangs behind the crossings who are putting profits before people s lives.
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