BBC reporter Simon Jones has tweeted: "It's thought three more boats carrying migrants have crossed the Channel this morning - despite the cold and the rain. "Dover lifeboat is looking for a possible fourth migrant boat. Home Office confirms that Border Force is currently dealing with 'ongoing small boat incidents' off the Kent coast."

British and French coastguards have joined forces to intercept the suspected migrant boat, with at least 20 suspected migrants having been landed at Dover in the early hours of this morning.

The danger of the sea seems to be no deterrent for the desperate stranded near Calais and hoping to start a new life in the UK.

Migrants are traversing the channel in increasingly unsuitable crafts.

Since 2016 more security and fencing around Calais has made illegally boarding lorries much more difficult.

It is one of the reasons people are now taking to the sea and crossing the Channel on flimsy boats and rafts.

A UK Home Office spokesperson speaking to Sky news said that "anyone crossing the Channel in a small boat is taking a huge risk with their life and the lives of their children."

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to tackle the issue of illegal immigration into the United Kingdom.

The Conservative Party leader has a large majority to pass policies to set out to abolish free movement.

He has promised to deport those who crossed the English Channel illegally.

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There have been a significant increase in the number of migrants attempting to cross from France to the United Kingdom in boats such as the four small craft intercepted on 17 November by UK Border Force officials that had 39 Iranian migrants on board.

An asylum seeker now living in the West Midlands said he crossed the Channel in a canoe which he bought in Calais.

Mr Masoud Mohammadifar, a 39-year-old Iranian, used to run Iran's national boating team, but had to flee Iran after being accused of being a western spy he told Sky News.

His crime was that he swapped t-shirts with a competitor from the US at an international competition.

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At least three migrant boats intercepted trying to cross Channel in horrific conditions - Express