Britain blames 'criminal gangs' for Channel migrant deaths
Aug 15, 2023
London [UK], August 15: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak blames the "criminal gangs" facilitating small boat Channel crossings for the "horrific" weekend deaths of at least six migrants, his spokesman said Monday. Six Afghan men died and dozens more required rescuing after a small vessel bound for the southeast English coast from France sank in the Channel in the early hours of Saturday. "The blame for the tragedy we've seen in the Channel in recent days lies squarely in the hands of criminal gangs who are exploiting people's lives for profit," Sunak's spokesman told reporters.
