France admits there's 'no limit' to mega-dinghy migrants while French police stand and watch boats launch

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There is "no limit" to the number of migrants who pile onto infamous "mega-dinghies", the French lifeboat service has warned after yesterday's record-breaking crossing.France and Britain alike were left shocked on Monday morning after GB News revealed a 230-strong "small" boat had crossed the Channel.The vessel carried more people than a Boeing 737 and was larger than a London bus.Each passenger is believed to cost taxpayers as much as £106,000 in immediate pressures alone, meaning the "mega-dinghy" could leave the Home Office with a near-£25million bill.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Jean-Marc Lamblin, the director of the SNSM - France's equivalent to the RNLI - said: "For the past three months, we've been seeing more and more 15-metre boats."We recently passed the record of 150.

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We didn't think there could be more, but there really seems to be no limit anymore."But Mr Lamblin confirmed his boats had ferried the migrants across into British waters from Berck-sur-Mer, over 40 miles...

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