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Taxi driver Grant Davis (pictured) clashed with Rishi Sunak last night over the ongoing small boats crisis, where he suggested to the Prime Minister that the Navy tow illegal migrants back to Calais.

A total of 111 people made the perilous journey in three boats on Saturday, despite French authorities claiming that they stopped 132 more attempting to make the journey.

French politicians said that migrants are exploiting the UK and ruining coastal towns in northern France by using them as a start point to their treacherous journeys.

It comes amid a further delay in upgrades to the Border Force fleet, after it was claimed plans to replace ageing cutters owned by the agency are now four years behind schedule.

More migrants have arrived in Dover as Rishi Sunak battles to keep his 'stop the boats' pledge ahead of a crunch vote on the Rwanda Bill.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame has admitted there are "limits" to how long the UK's plan to deport people to his country can "drag on" for.

Dozens of people were brought to shore by Border Force on Saturday in the first reported migrant Channel crossing of 2024.

Dozens of migrants arrived in the UK by a small boat on Monday - the first in a week after Storm Babet put a temporary halt to Channel crossings. 

The tragedy occurred at 5am on September 26 when the 24-year-old from Eritrea was crushed by a crowd when the boat left Sangatte beach, around five miles from Calais.

This is the script of CNBC's daily news report for China's CCTV on August 30, 2023.