Migrant crossings: French vessel pursues migrants aboard small boat

Refugee charities have called the government's new immigration policy "shamefully cruel."

Friday 15 April 2022 16:03, UK

A French vessel has been seen pursuing migrants aboard a small boat in the English Channel, just a day after the UK government has announced plans to send them thousands of miles away to Rwanda for offshore processing.

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