UK orders review after two migrant boats reach Kent beaches undetected

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper ordered an urgent review after two migrant boats arrived undetected on beaches in Kent, the BBC reported on September 23. Twenty-one people were detained on Tuesday after their boat reached a beach, and five more had been detained on Monday in a separate incident.

Security concerns

The undetected arrivals raised questions about gaps in the UK Border Force's surveillance capabilities in the English Channel. The review is expected to examine how the boats were able to land without interception. Channel crossings in small boats remain a major political issue in Britain, and the current Labour government has struggled to reduce the numbers significantly.