Former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), Henry Bolton, took to Twitter on Monday, saying: "I’m looking forward to seeing the Illegal Migration Bill. It’ll restrict use of the Human Rights Act by economic migrants arriving illegally, and some claimants may only be allowed to appeal after removal from the UK. But we’ve been here before. Laws alone will not stop the boats."

Almost 46,000 migrants crossed the Channel by small boat in 2022, as opposed to 28,500 spotted doing the same thing in 2021. There are ministers in the U.K. who fear that the number could climb as high as 80,000 in 2023, according to The Mail.