The father, who was on the overloaded boat, collapsed in tears after he was rescued from the sea and brought back to shore by the French Coast Guard this morning.
Footage showed scores of people running towards the sea as they tried to beat back the French officers on Wimereux beach in northern France early this morning.
Rishi Sunak has said the tragic deaths of five people including a young child in the English Channel “underscores” the need for a deterrent offered by his Rwanda scheme.
At least five migrants have died after trying to cross the Channel. Pictured: Dozens of migrants were seen on a boat in Calais this morning. It is not believed to be the same boat that got into trouble.
Some 6,265 people have arrived in Britain by dinghy since January, the Home Office said yesterday – a 24 per cent rise on the same period of 2023.
Government sources had started the day hopeful of forcing the legislation through by the close of play.
Parliament was urged to finally pass the Rwanda bill last night after the number of illegal Channel crossings hit a new daily high for 2024.
Channel Ten have won the defamation case brought forward by Bruce Lehrmann after a judge ruled that he had raped Brittany Higgins.
The one-man wrecking ball responsible for reopening Bruce Lehrmann ‘s blockbuster defamation trial also had a part to play in another infamous Channel Seven debacle.
Read Daily Mail Australia’s live coverage of Bruce Lehrmann ‘s defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.
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