prime minister to visit and see for himself what they call so far this year but, as simonjones reportsuse the language, maybe. so there is many reasons. he's seen friends lose their lives getting from sudan as far as here. yeah, you see your brother die in the sea, and also this hangar is now home to hundreds of people. of smashing the gangs, or previously stopping akam, from iran, told me he had been on a dinghy that sank. it's very, you know, dangerous. yes. but you'll try again? i don't know. what's good about the uk? new life? yeah. a comfortable life there. why not stay in france? to stay in france, it's very difficult for me because i speak english, as you see from me, to the water caught fire. there is our boat. man shouting. from the air and from the land, the police, bolstered in small boats last year. to see firsthand the pressure small boat crossings are putting on the community. starmer doing the same. the prime minister is absolutely determined to put because the key to dealing with a cross—border issue co—operation, but rules out the idea of british police it would make u

described the situation as a humanitarian crisis and want sir keir starmer to see it. 0ur correspondent simonjonesis squalid. there are no working toilets, no proper washing facilities. stream of people arriving, wanting a swift departure across the channel and away from conditions like these. akam, from iran, told me he had been on a dinghy that sank. it's very, you know, dangerous. we thought we will die. you thought you would die? yes. but after the french big boat come help us. but you'll try again? i don't know. i'm really scared. from the air and from the land, the police, bolstered by british cash, are attempting to prevent the boats launching and stop deaths at sea. last year was the deadliest on record for channel crossings, the beach littered with failed attempts. more than 36,000 people crossed the channel in small boats last year. the british government has recently toughened up rules, making it almost impossible for someone who arrives in the uk that way to become a british citizen. but the mayor of the seaside village of ambleteuse, stephane pinto, has joined other officials in calli