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Asylum seekers making the perilous journey to Britain from France in inflatable dinghies or other small craft typically cross at the most narrow point of the Channel between Calais and Dover.

MPs have voted to reject the House of Lords amendments as the Government wins the latest battle with its Illegal Migration Bill. Amendment 103B was rejected by MPs by 297 to 214.

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick delivered the stark message as a showdown looms between the Commons and Lords over the plans.

At this point last year, 13,323 migrants had reached the UK in inflatable dinghies or other small craft - just 163 more people than 2023s rolling total.

Friday saw the biggest daily record of migrants crossing the English Channel so far this year, with nearly 700 people making the treacherous journey in small boats.

The former home secretary made the public intervention after it was confirmed there were 686 arrivals across the Channel on Friday - the highest daily total this year.

The latest figures appear to realise Home Office predictions of a resurgence this spring after numbers plummeted over the colder months.

Singer Dua Lipa (pictured), born in London to Kosovan-Albanian parents, said the way the Government has discussed Albanians caused her hurt as she called for more empathy.

A boat carrying approximately 80 migrants was seen entering Dover this morning and at least one small child was seen disembarking. It comes hours after the Albanian PM blasted the UK.

Suella Braverman said the changes proposed to her controversial legislation, designed to stop migrants on small boats crossing the English Channel, would help prevent last-minute, bogus claims.