Boris Johnson branded people traffickers "gangsters" and "thugs" amid reports Priti Patel is considering life sentences for smugglers.
The Home Secretary's plans to tackle the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats are thought to include the tough sentences.
It comes after more than 100 people made it to the UK on Friday and Saturday despite chilly February temperatures. Children wrapped up in winter coats were seen being taken ashore on the Kent coast on Saturday after being picked up in the Channel.
The number of migrants who have reached Britain via the dangerous sea route so far in 2021 is almost double the figure at the same point last year Mr Johnson said the Government is determined to crack down on people smugglers.
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