as westlife drop in for a chat about their new album. and we ll hear the story of the wartime pantomimes which featured two real princesses elizabeth, now the queen, and her sister margaret. let s return to our main story now and throughout this morning we ll be bringing you reaction to the terrible events in the channel yesterday. 27 people drowned while they were trying to enter the uk illegally, having set off from northern france in a small boat. we can speak now to jean marc puissesseau who is head of the ports of calais and and boulogne. good morning to you and thank you so much for your time this morning. i know you are a very busy man. can i ask you first your reaction to what happened yesterday? you ask you first your reaction to what happened yesterday? ask you first your reaction to what happened yesterday? you know, i am
vessel that these people were using and what did they see? and what did they see? as far as i know, and what did they see? as far as i know. because and what did they see? as far as i know, because it and what did they see? as far as i know, because it was and what did they see? as far as i know, because it was yesterday, l and what did they see? as far as i l know, because it was yesterday, we know, because it was yesterday, we know when it arrived, because one of our sailing ships, how do you say, went out and crossed, and i think there were boats from your country there were boats from your country there and the little boats, they would sink, because there was water getting in and ultimately they try to get the water out and they were of course more people than normal and the boat sank into their and i think about 50 people. and we hope they are still alive, yes. i tell you, they are ready to do everything to get your country. that is why we have to protect them and we have t
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murderers because yesterday, to let people cross in such a small boat with the weather, we know that everybody knows in the middle of us in the channel, it s more and more dangerous even if the wind is not blowing so strong. but there is the big danger and that happened yesterday. and i hope that europe and borisjohnson will discuss together. we cannot let the people arriving calais and say stop, its not possible. you are not allowed to get to great britain. we have to take care of them. can get to great britain. we have to take care of them. get to great britain. we have to take care of them. can i ask you and i take care of them. can i ask you and i understand take care of them. can i ask you and i understand you take care of them. can i ask you and i understand you have take care of them. can i ask you and i understand you have spoken - i understand you have spoken directly to some of those involved in the rescue yesterday, so what can you tell us about what they saw, the ves
of people were brought here to dover ljy of people were brought here to dover by the border force and the lifeboat. the french authorities said they rescued 106 people from the channel in french waters. sadly, though, 27 people lost their lives including five women and a young girl. initially the french authorities said they thought 31 people had died, overnight the figure was reduced to 27, still an awful death toll. i think that gives you a sense of the confusing picture that faced the authorities when they were called to the incident by a passing fishing boat. when these boats take to the water, they are often dangerously overloaded. it appears in this case, the boat was particularly flimsy, that is how it was described as the french authorities. we don t know much about the people who were on board the boat. it will be quite a task to discover their identities. 0ften discover their identities. often people take to the water without any form of identification, trying to get over her