Nearly 500 migrants crossed Channel in small boats yesterday

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Nearly 500 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, the Home Office has said.

The latest figures show that 492 people made the crossing in nine boats – after a week that saw hundreds more make the journey.

Some 107 arrived on Wednesday, 125 on Monday and 703 last Sunday, the figures reveal.

More crossings tend to occur in calmer weather and winds have been lighter in the Channel over the period.

Immigration now tops the list of issues that Britons consider most important – for the first time since 2016 – according to a new poll by Ipsos released on Friday.

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