Migrant found with stab wounds on small boat crossing the English Channel
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A migrant was taken to hospital after being discovered with stab wounds on a small boat that crossed the English Channel. A Kent Police spokesperson said: “At 12.52pm on Wednesday 20 March, Kent Police received a report of a man with injuries consistent with stab wounds, following the arrival of a small boat at Dover Western Docks. open image in gallery A group of migrants are taken ashore near Dover on Wednesday “Details of the incident are being passed to authorities in France for further investigation.” This week, Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation plan was also hit by a further delay after defiant peers dug their heels in and inflicted a fresh defeat against the controversial policy. A Home Office spokesperson told The Independent: “The unacceptable number of people who continue to cross the Channel demonstrates exactly why we must get flights to Rwanda off the ground as soon as possible.
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