‘Militarisation’ of UK borders blamed for 296 migrant deaths

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The evolution of border security in and around the English Channel has been branded a “history of death” that has seen nearly 300 people lose their lives.

Under successive French and UK governments, responses to the migrant crisis have become increasingly militarised, forcing people to resort to more dangerous routes, a new report claims.