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Number of small boat migrants to UK tops 200,000: official figures
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize LONDON: More than 200,000 migrants have arrived on UK shores in small boats since records began in 2018, latest government statistics showed.
- The tally comes as the anti-immigration party Reform UK surged Thursday in local elections dominated by national issues including immigration.
- Home Office figures published on Saturday showed 70 people arrived in one boat on Friday.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LONDON: More than 200,000 migrants have arrived on UK shores in small boats since records began in 2018, latest government statistics showed.
The tally comes as the anti-immigration party Reform UK surged Thursday in local elections dominated by national issues including immigration.
Home Office figures published on Saturday showed 70 people arrived in one boat on Friday.
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