Tweet from RNLI
We're proud of the lifesaving work our volunteers do in the Channel – we make no apology for it. Those we rescue are vulnerable people in danger & distress. Each of them is someone’s father, mother, son or daughter - every life is precious. This is why we launch:
they have been in a safe country to claim asylum, so why buy a dingy?
...only way to stop is, get France to take them back and tell them to claim asylum from France.