Migrant boat deaths should be a ‘wake-up call’ for UK and French leaders, charity says

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

The deaths of two children and two adults in the migrant boat tragedy should serve as a “wake-up call” for UK and French leaders, charity bosses said.

A five-year-old, an eight-year-old and two adults died after the vessel sunk off the coast of Dunkirk on Tuesday, French authorities said.