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19 Oct 2020

Rival activist groups patrolling Kent beaches as migrants cross Channel

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Over the last three days, hundreds of people have crossed into the UK on dinghies from France despite government efforts to make the route “unviable”. One man lost his life in the attempt.

This programme has spent the weekend with rival groups of activists who are patrolling the Kent coastline looking out for refugees and migrants arriving on UK shores. We spent 48 hours with the so-called ‘Migrant Spotters’.