Labour was last night accused of losing control of the border after an unescorted migrant boat reached British shores.
A dinghy carrying up to seven migrants evaded French and Home Office patrols in the Channel and landed on a rocky shoreline near Folkestone, Kent.
There were unconfirmed reports that several migrants absconded before police and immigration officers arrived at the scene.
Senior Home Office officials have previously stressed their top priority is to prevent so-called ‘uncontrolled landings’ because of the risk posed by migrants who vanish into the country on arrival.
However, five occupants of yesterday’s dinghy were apprehended only after a GB News
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