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The French coastguard said around 60 migrants on a small boat spent more than 33 hours at sea “in precarious conditions” and refused help as they were “determined to take all risks to reach the United Kingdom”.
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they → say → Kingdom
The boat, which was shadowed by a French coastguard vessel, left the Normandy coast on Monday morning.
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which → shadow → morning
It was expected the migrants would be taken to Gosport on Tuesday, with local MP Dame Caroline Dinenage saying the Home Office had told her it was “increasingly likely that a small boat will need to be disembarked in the local area in the coming hours”.
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boat → expect → hours
However, the vessel carrying the migrants headed east on Tuesday evening and was expected to reach Dover after 10pm.
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vessel → carry → pm
Dame Caroline said she was told Border Force is taking those on board an intercepted small boat in the Channel “to Dover by water”.
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Force → say → water
In a post on social media, the Conservative MP said: “This is a good result.
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This → say → media
All day I have been making the case to the Home Office that this boat should not disembark in Gosport.”
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boat → make → Gosport
Hundreds of anti-migrant protesters had gathered near the marina in the Hampshire town on Tuesday evening following the initial reports that the migrants were on route.
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migrants → gather → route
A number of men wearing black, several with face coverings, were at the front of the protest where the crowd chanted “send them back”.
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crowd → wear → them
At around 8.30pm on Tuesday, the line of black-clad demonstrators left the Gosport protest at the same time.
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line → clothe → time
The migrant dinghy appeared to have set off from close to the village of Vierville-sur-Mer, west of Bayeux.
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dinghy → appear → Bayeux
Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, shared a YouTube livestream of the boat from the Channel.
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Thomas → know → Channel
Mr Thomas – founder of anti-migration group Patriot Platform and an associate of political activist Tommy Robinson – was a leader of recent protests in Portsmouth and organised demonstrations in Dover.
UK authorities are understood to have plans to deal with small boat arrivals further along the coast.
A Government spokesperson said: “The Border Security Command works around the clock to protect our border and will continue to detain, check and process every small boat arrival.”
Departures as far west as Normandy are rare.
Earlier this month, a dinghy was met by lifeboats from the Isle of Wight having set off from the Cherbourg area, triggering protests in Portsmouth.
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dinghy → organise → Portsmouth
It is thought to have made one of the longest journeys of any small boat in the Channel.
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It → think → Channel
Officials said at the time they believed it was a one-off rather than a sign of new tactics.
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it → say → tactics
Earlier on Tuesday, a minister insisted the UK’s borders are secure after a migrant boat reached the Kent coast without being intercepted.
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boat → insist → coast
Five people were detained and passed to Border Security Command after the dinghy made it to shore at Folkestone on Monday – the first undetected landing for a year.
Defence minister Luke Pollard dismissed suggestions the Government had lost control of the border.
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Government → detain → border
“Our borders are secure, but we want to make them stronger,” he told LBC Radio.
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he → want → Radio
Asked how the boat slipped through, Mr Pollard said a Home Office investigation was under way to determine what had happened, without going into detail.
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what → ask → detail
The thousands of migrants crossing the Channel are usually brought to shore by Border Security Command or RNLI boats.
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thousands → cross → boats
No small boat arrivals to the UK coast without an escort have been officially recorded since September 6 last year.
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arrivals → record → September
Some 17,480 migrants have arrived after crossing the Channel by boat so far this year, including 5,011 since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.
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Burnham → arrive → 5,011
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