Ministers face renewed pressure over boat crossings
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1970-01-01 08:00
Labour says the "small boats nightmare" must end after six people died trying to cross the Channel.

Ministers are facing renewed pressure to tackle boat crossings in the Channel after six migrants died when a vessel sank off the French coast on Saturday.

Labour urged the government to end the "small boats nightmare", while a Tory backbencher said the UK had a "moral duty to act".

The government...

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