Several bodies pulled from sea after boat got into difficulty off coast of Audresselles on Monday night
More than 50 people have been rescued after attempting to cross the Channel and the bodies of several others were found floating at sea.
Kent police said the body of a man was pulled from the Channel as officers were called to Dover lifeboat station on Tuesday. It is unknown if the man was a migrant and an investigation is trying to establish the circumstances. The tragedy took place as the newly appointed shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, criticised the Labour government’s efforts to tackle Channel crossings since it came to power as figures showed more than 31,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year.
Fifty people have died while trying to cross the Channel this year, according to the French coastguard. The International Organisation forRefugee charities have said that deaths in the Channel have become “appallingly regular” and repeatedly called for safe, alternative routes of passage to be established to stop more fatalities during the perilous crossing.
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