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The Government is under renewed pressure to tackle the crisis of migrant crossings in the Channel following the deaths of six people after a boat sank off the coast of France. Campaigners described the incident as an “appalling and preventable tragedy”, while MPs called for action to stop criminal gangs profiting from the dangerous journeys. Some 59 people were rescued by British and French coastguards on Saturday after an overloaded vessel carrying migrants got into difficulty near Sangatte. According to the accounts of survivors, around 65 or 66 had originally boarded the boat, France’s Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said. Those rescued were mostly of Afghans and some were Sudanese, according to multiple reports TalkTV’s Julia Hartley-Brewer grills Health Secretary Steve Barclay over the death of six migrants in the Channel. Steve: “Everyone was shocked.” Julia: “70 people get on a boat meant for 10 without life jackets and people die. That’s one of the least shocking things I’ve ever heard.” #talktv #talkradio #migration
