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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 2023's 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.