Nearly 1,500 migrants made journey to UK in small boats during August

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dover, Kent, by Border Force officers following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture: Michael Drummond/PA

More than 1,450 migrants arrived in the UK by small boats in August despite a vow from UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to make the dangerous route “unviable”.

In recent weeks the UK Home Office has sought to blame French authorities and “activist lawyers” for rising numbers of crossings and difficulties removing asylum seekers once they arrive in Britain.