Government 'putting more lives at risk' a year after Channel disaster

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "If you are able to get to the UK you would be able to put in your application for asylum," she said.
50% : The latest official figures show that 93 per cent of people making small boat crossings so far this year have claimed asylum.
48% :Under British law, people must be physically present in the country to claim asylum but there is no visa for reaching the UK for that purpose.
47% : "In the absence of robust and accessible legal routes for seeking asylum in the UK, those with a claim are left with little choice but to make dangerous journeys by land and sea."

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