GB News has obtained exclusive footage of a small boat in Dover, suspected to have carried “at least 20” illegal migrants across the Channel.
New footage captured on Tuesday shows the dinghy being towed away by an orange tugboat close to the shoreline in Samphire Hoe.
Sources have informed the People’s Channel there “may have been at least 20 migrants on the boat” and they “may have been detained”.
In the footage, a small group of people is also seen gathered on the beach near where the small boat is being towed away.
It is yet to be confirmed whether the group of people contains law enforcement officers, immigration enforcement, witnesses to the landing, or whether the illegal migrants themselves are being detained on the beach.
The suspected crossing follows another undetected arrival on the Kent coast near Folkestone on Monday, which was alerted to a GB News producer by a local skipper, who witnessed the arrival.
The small boat, containing up to 10 illegal migrants, arrived on shore at The Warren before the passengers attempted to run off into the town.
GB News has obtained exclusive footage of another small boat arrival in Kent
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The GB News producer persuaded some of the illegal migrants to stay put, as he alerted the authorities to the situation.
Following the incident, GB News has been informed that five of those onboard the dinghy have since been detained by police and Border Force.
Offering his analysis of the footage, GB News Home and Security Editor Mark White said the incident is the “second undetected arrival in a row”, just around the corner from Dover Harbour.
He said: “I suspect that there’s probably not been that many undetected crossings, just simply for the fact that if boats were coming and landing on beaches all the time, there are people in these communities, they would soon see it and we would know about it.
A group of people was seen on the beach near to where the small boat was being towed away
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“Just as we were told about this crossing yesterday, and we heard obviously about the other one near Folkestone on Monday. But it’s not to say that this might not become a thing.”
The exclusive footage also comes after another small boat, containing around 60 illegal migrants, was headed for Gosport on Tuesday evening.
Hundreds of locals descended on the marina to protest against the arrival, as fury broke out over a suspected police escort for “invading migrants”.
French authorities said those on board refused their assistance and were “determined to take all risks to reach the United Kingdom”.
The small boat was seen being pulled along near the shore
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Speaking to GB News following the protests in Gosport, Reform UK councillor Paul Carter said the crossings are “not unacceptable”.
He said: “A couple of weeks ago was a big wake-up call for the town. And last night, no one really knew what was happening. I think a lot of people are really worried.
“This is the home of the Royal Navy, and just on the marina is a housing estate where hundreds of people live. To have that boat land right on their doorstep, it’s just not acceptable.”
A Government spokesman has previously said of this week’s undetected crossings: “The Border Security Command works around the clock to protect our border and will continue to detain, check and process every small boat arrival.”
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