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Small boats reach Britain seven days in a row for first time this year
- Migrant boats arrived in Britain for a seventh consecutive day, the first such run this year.
- Total arrivals since Labour took office exceed 68,000 with 3,409 this year so far.
- Four dinghies crossed from Boulogne to the Kent coast and were intercepted by Border Force vessels Defender and Ranger.
- A new Home Office pilot scheme offers up to 40,000 pounds to voluntary returns for families with no right to stay.
- The scheme could be expanded to thousands more families if uptake proves successful, government says.
- Officials say the scheme is more generous than existing voluntary returns and could reduce hotel costs.
- Border Force brought the migrants into Ramsgate in Kent.
- The current arrivals come as Labour faces scrutiny over asylum policy.
- The article notes the government’s plan as part of broader asylum and hotel-cost concerns.
- The article includes a function to invite families to apply for voluntary returns.
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