Dozens of migrants crossed the English Channel this morning escorted by the French Navy, which even asked Border Force agents to pick them up.
Numerous ships made the journey on a busy day and smugglers filled them as the winter months approached.
They thanked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer for his “help” as numbers continue to rise under the Labor Party.
An Iranian family, including two pregnant women, crowded onto a boat.
The French Navy escorted another crowded boat carrying 50 migrants across the water and ordered British Border Force officers to keep an eye on the others.
In extraordinary scenes, radio messages showed the French warship speaking to Border Force personnel aboard the cutter Typhoon.
Dozens of immigrants crossed the English Channel this morning escorted by the French Navy, which even asked Border Force agents to pick them up.
The French navy escorted another packed boat carrying 50 migrants across the water and ordered British Border Force officers to keep an eye on the others.
In extraordinary scenes, radio messages showed the French warship Aber Ildut speaking to Border Force personnel aboard the cutter Typhoon.
A boat also crossed with 16 Iranian men and women, all from the same family.
They traveled in a stylish Yamaha boat, worth around £5,000 including the engine.
Some wore designer clothing, including an Icono Couture hoodie. And they were also on their iPhones, and it is believed they were informing smugglers in France about the progress of their journey.
A group of up to fifty migrants are seen making the journey in a large boat across the English Channel.
Pictured: Three of the men on the boat carrying a family of 16 Iranian immigrants, including two pregnant women.
The family of 16 Iranians included two pregnant women who said they felt “terrified”
They were talking about the ship with 50 people on board as it headed for British waters after being observed by the French.
The French Navy officer said: ‘Typhoon, this is the French warship.
‘We’re in search and rescue, little boat in front of you, see?’
Border Force: ‘Yes, do we have footage of it?’
French naval officer: ‘Will you pick it up?’
Border Force: “Yes, we are processing the last migrant boat and will pick it up in a few moments.”
French Navy: “Thank you.”
A boat also crossed with 16 Iranian men and women, all from the same family.
They spoke to our reporter while traveling in a stylish Yamaha boat, worth around £5,000 including the engine.
The group included two pregnant women who said they felt “terrified.”
Some wore designer clothing, including an Icono Couture hoodie.
They said they had spent between £2,000 and £3,000 each for the trip and had paid in advance.
One also proudly declared himself a ‘refugee’ and the group cheered and shouted with joy as they approached Britain.
But the wide smiles returned as the boat started running again and they headed to Dover, where a Border Force ship accompanied them.
When asked if they were looking for work in Britain, one said: “No, we are refugees.”
A family member said: ‘This is great. We would like to thank Prime Minister Keir Starmer’
And they were also on their iPhones, and it is believed they were informing smugglers in France about the progress of their journey.
They said they had spent between £2,000 and £3,000 each for the trip and had paid in advance.
One also proudly declared himself a “refugee” and the group cheered and shouted with joy as they approached Britain.
There was a frantic panic when their ship briefly broke down and they believed the French might be picking them up because they were in French waters.
But the wide smiles returned as the boat started running again and they headed to Dover, where they were accompanied by a Border Force ship.
One said: ‘This is great. We would like to thank Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
‘There are 16 of us here and we are refugees.
‘We have a woman here who is four months pregnant. He is very cold, we all are.
When asked if they were looking for work in Britain, one said: “No, we are refugees.”
One stood up and said: ‘We don’t want to go back to France. We need to go to Britain. We want to go to England. Please, England. Not France. We don’t want the French Navy. We will call 999 for help’
At this point the ship remained still for several minutes until the engine started running and it was one of several ships that made the trip to Dover.
Several of those on board were wearing life jackets and one even swung his feet in the water while relaxing.
But others wore a flimsy yellow ribbon around their waists as a cheaper, improvised life jacket.
Another group of up to 50 migrants on a larger boat crosses the Channel and heads to the UK.
When his boat began to stop working, panic set in.
One stood up and said: ‘We don’t want to go back to France. We need to go to Britain.
‘We want to go to England. Please, England. Not France.
‘We don’t want the French Navy.
“We will call 999 for help.”
At this point the ship remained still for several minutes until the engine started running and it was one of several ships that made the trip to Dover.
Several of those on board had life jackets on and one even swung his feet in the water while relaxing.
But others wore a flimsy yellow ribbon around their waists as a cheaper, improvised life jacket.