Three men, a woman and a four-year-old girl drowned after the dinghy they were on flipped over in the early hours of this morning off the coast of northern France.
Follow MailOnline's liveblog for the latest Rwanda Bill news hereThe migrant boat that capsized and left five people dead including a little girl was allowed to continue its journey and was escorted towards the UK by the French Navy.
Elements of the French forces trying to stop migrants crossing the Channel illegally are funded by the British taxpayer.A dinghy - believed to have been used to cross the Channel - is taken off a recovery boat at the Port of DoverThe regional governor of the Calais region, Prefet Jacques Billant , condemned the human traffickers who packed this morning's victims into the boat
Emergency vehicles were seen beside an ice cream shop on the beach at Wimereux in France this morningA police officer looks on in Wimereux, near Calais, after migrants died in an attempt to cross the English Channel The boat is believed to have completed its journey and arrived on the British shore at around lunchtime today.He said simply: 'My job is to stop the people traffickers and I will use every resource at my disposal to do so.'
Officials said six 'lifeless bodies' were found this morning and taken to Wimereux beach, which is between Boulogne and Calais. He said: 'Weather conditions were very calm, and hundreds of people were trying to get onto the boats at first light.
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