Migrant children to be left with UK Border Force as council reaches capacity

More unaccompanied migrant children arriving over the weekend “tipped the balance”, council leader Roger Gough said on Sunday.

Any new unaccompanied migrant children arriving on small boats in the UK will now be left with Border Force after Kent County Council announced it has reached capacity.

Large numbers of migrant children reaching the UK have led to an “unthinkable” situation where the council says it “cannot safely accommodate any more new arrivals”.