{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64d53bc8af8fd800117b9642/67ca1787baaeff02dcbb9dee?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How many people cross the Channel in small boats and how many claim asylum?","description":"<p>The government has announced a series of measures to tackle people smuggling, including a new criminal offence of endangering the lives of others at sea.</p><p><br></p><p>Almost 37,000 people crossed the English Channel in small boats in 2024.</p><p><br></p><p>The number of people claiming asylum in the UK during the year to December 2024 was the highest since records began, in 1979.</p>","author_name":"Daily SumUp"}