Claim: Over the summer the majority of arrivals in small boats from France—about 60%—have been Albanian nationals.
Fact-check: Evidence for claim that 60% of small boat arrivals are Albanian not yet published - Full Fact
Verdict: this figure was stated in parliament by then-home secretary priti patel, but the home office hasn't published the data to back it up. it has said there were certain days in the summer when the proportion of small boat arrivals who were albanian nationals exceeded 60%.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sarah Turnnidge
Date published: 2022-10-12T00:00:00