@RejoinEU "Whats obvious to you" is not germane to the situation which, if its to be discussed coherently, must be based on fact. Net migration to the UK was over 250K in 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18 and 19 according to official statistics which is all before Brexit officially came into effect.

But perhaps its only people in boats you care about rather than the actual issue itself?

There could be no "people smugglers" if there was a proper, working procedure. The UK refuses to have one

@Geri If we can;t track you and pass that info on to 60 other companies then you must pay.

In a nutshell.

@RejoinEU So what you're saying is that a country people are LEAVING should actively try to stop them leaving?

I note you have nothing to say about there being any legal way for people outside the UK to claim asylum there. Which makes it not only a French problem.

Do you imagine the UK would try to stop people leaving the UK in a similar way?

The fact is the UK went rogue on asylum law. It is firmly responsible for that. Arguments about people no one seems to care about notwithstanding.