Deadliest Day on the Channel Exposes Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality on Small Boats

The government's plan to stop small boat crossings is facing a credibility test after a record year day of arrivals and multiple deaths.

• What's proposed: Prime Minister Andy Burnham insisted the "plan is working" just hours before over 750 migrants made the crossing in a single day.
• How it affects you: The crisis remains the most visible symbol of immigration policy, driving political debate over whether £660m spent on French police is stopping...