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Labour told to put humanity first and offer safe routes after eight die crossing Channel
A vessel of the French Gendarmerie Nationale patrols in front of the Wimereux beach, France, September 4, 2024

THE government’s “smash the gangs” slogan and security-heavy approach is fuelling tragic and avoidable deaths in the Channel, campaigners warned on Sunday. 

Eight people died while trying to cross the Channel overnight on Sunday, less than a fortnight after 12 others lost their lives making the same journey.

Some 53 people were on board the boat, which got into difficulty off the coast of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

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