Residents, many of whom are angry about the rising numbers making their way across the channel. it follows the home secretary s tour of an overrun migrant facility yesterday. over the course of the week, suella braverman has been under increased criticism in her government role. let s remind ourselves how we got here. ms braverman faced pressure regarding overcrowding at manston, a migrant processing centre in kent, amid accusations she had turned down plans that would have prevented congestion at the centre. she promised to tackle what she called the scourge of illegal immigration but was condemned after claiming there was an invasion across england s southern coast, taking particular aim at albanians. the albanian prime minster said his citizens were being used as scapegoats and that uk border issues were down to failed policies. earlier, the policing minister chris philp was asked about the overcrowding at manston migrant centre.
Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of those prepared to work in the uk drugs industry on arrival. it comes as record numbers of migrants are using small boats to cross the channel, in order to enter the uk. later today, the uk s immigration minister, robertjenrick, will visit dover to meet local residents , many of whom are angry about the rising numbers making their way across the channel. albanians, who ve already travelled from their home country to mainland europe, account for almost a third of the 38,000 people who ve crossed the channel to england so far this year. that s according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk.
Ahead of this decision? we what are the financial markets going ahead of this decision? ahead of this decision? we are seeinu ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets really - ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets really sell - ahead of this decision? we are seeing markets really sell off. seeing markets really sell off around the world overnight and this morning after the us central bank of the federal reserve signalled it is expecting to raise interest rates for longer. it has lifted the us dollar but is putting pressure on the pad which is down by more than today 1% today against the greenback. we have seen standing under pressure this week ahead of the federal reserve and ahead of the bank of england today. we are seeing some quite significant selling for the pan today, mainly driven by the us dollar. for the pound. the pan today, mainly driven by the us dollar. for the pound.- us dollar. for the pound. thank ou. the home secretary will visit dover later today as the government struggles with the overcrowding crisis at the manston asylum site and the surge in small boat crossings. suella braverman is under mounting political pressure over the illegal conditions at the manston immigration processing centre in kent.
Coming to other european countries through france because i think there s a decent chance they can get across the channel at that pace but was to get across with attorney and get into the uk illegally because of the vast majority do not have any legitimate claim for residency in the uk and many of them and we met the uk and many of them and we met the home of virgil kemeny when we went down to visit dover and the barracks, many of them have had their asylum claim presented in france and other european countries. so they are trying to uk as a last resort. if the french were to agree to intercept the boats in the water and bring the occupants back to french territory so they will paid three or £4000 to smugglers for a dangerous journey three or £4000 to smugglers for a dangerousjourney that three or £4000 to smugglers for a dangerous journey that ends up back where they started, or if they would allow the border force if they were picking up migrants in british voters to take them back to calais or french territory wherever they started, that was stock them stone dead. but why would you pay up to smugglers allotment of money for a journey that is going to end up