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Government ‘sacrificing’ refugees at altar of Tory failure, campaigners charge after Channel death
A damaged inflatable boat is pictured on the shore in Wimereux, northern France, on November 25, 2021 in Calais, northern France

CAMPAIGNERS slammed the government for “sacrificing refugees and migrants at the altar of Tory failure” after one person died in a boat carrying dozens across the Channel today.

The French coastguard was alerted to a boat carrying 66 passengers at 12.30am local time.

By the time a rescue ship arrived to the scene, around five miles off the coast of Grand-Fort-Philippe, one of the boat’s tubes was deflated and people were struggling in the water. 

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