New “dangerous” French police tactics to intercept migrant small boats at sea will put more lives at risk, a charity monitoring Channel crossings warned.

Home Office data showed Friday was the 28th consecutive day without a successful crossing to UK waters, a record since the small boat crisis started in 2018.

Utopia 56, which operates on the Calais and Dunkirk coast, said attempts had been made on Saturday morning, and that three French police boats had been seen patrolling the sea since last week.

This week, The i Pape r also revealed how British vigilantes have been posing as journalists in a new tactic designed to confront Channel migrants in France.

The new French maritime police interception measures come after months of pressure from the UK Government, with Sir Keir St

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