Monday's figure included a group of 50 men, women, and children who were seen walking ashore after landing near Dungeness in Kent.
Former prime minister Theresa May warned against the idea of sending asylum seekers to offshore processing centres, something that is done under controversial policies in Australia.Mrs May said she had previously considered the idea but had not taken it any further due to"practical concerns".
The Nationality And Borders Bill could see asylum seekers sent to a"safe third country" where they would submit claims at a"designated place" determined by the secretary of state. Bella Sankey, director of charity Detention Action, said:"The Home Office's anti-refugee bill is political theatre that doesn't even pretend to deal with the issue or make our system, safe, fair or efficient.
"We need a mechanism allowing refugees arriving at the UK border in France to be given safe passage, and until we have it, all else is noise and distraction."That is more than the 2019 total.
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