The true scale of Britain's asylum burden laid bare in one staggering chart
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A staggering chart has laid bare the true scale of Britain's asylum burden while Andy Burnham oversees a surge in crossings in his first fortnight as Prime Minister.
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Multiple "mega-dinghies" carrying around 165 migrants each have contributed to the rising total of migrants making the crossing over the past two weeks.People smugglers have also been switching up their strategy by changing their launch points, kicking off from shores further away to avoid French authorities.Data on those crossing the Channel is published every three months, with the latest figures covering the period to the end of March 2026.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Although new Home Office data does not expose the impact of the latest crossings, figures show 187,779 migrants made the journey across the Channel between 2018 and the end of 2025.Around 95 per cent (178,845) of the illegal arrivals claimed asylum out of those that made the crossing.Of this group, a staggering 79,589 (44.5 per cent) were granted...
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