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Who are the people risking everything to cross the Channel?
Today in Focus
English - August 21, 2020 02:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 649 ratingsDaily News News politics leadership health entrepreneurship news interview business entrepreneur culture comedy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The number of migrants arriving in small boats this year is already double that of 2019. But those who manage to reach the UK find themselves confronted by a government that is increasingly hostile to new arrivals. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus