AFP
SIXTY-TWO small-boat migrants have died trying to cross the Channel so far in 2024, figures show.
Up to 20 more are still missing, according to French media, in the deadliest year on record.
Sir Keir Starmer will call for a crackdown on people smugglersPAPeople smugglers driven by profit are cramming more people into boats of increasingly poor quality, officials have said.
PM Sir Keir Starmer will today call for a concerted effort to smash their “criminal empire”.