The figures that reveal it’s not just good conditions leading to a rise in small boat crossings

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Government draws link between good weather and small boat crossings – but they are rising during bad conditions too

The Home Office says the doubling of good weather days this year compared to the start of 2024 "coincides with small boat arrivals being 46% higher" – but research by Sky's data team shows a rise during bad weather as well.

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