Claim: Small boat crossings between January and June are down 20% on last year.
Fact-check: Minister wrong to claim small boat arrivals are down 20% in the first six months of 2023 - Full Fact
Verdict: that's not correct according to the latest home office data. it shows the number of small boat arrivals in the uk between january and june fell by 10% compared to the same period last year. mr philp may have been referring to data which shows small boat arrivals were down by 20% in the first five months of 2023.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2023-07-10T00:00:00