{
  "id": 555636,
  "title": "'Mega dinghy' carrying 230 migrants across Channel shows crackdown is working, says UK minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/mega-dinghy-carrying-230-migrants-across-channel-shows-crackdown-is",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:44:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2026/08/11/mega-dinghy-with-230-migrants-on-board-shows-french-deal-is-working-says-uk-minister/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An inflatable boat spotted carrying 230 people across the English Channel is a sign that a deal with France to crack down on people smugglers is working, a UK cabinet minister has said. The vessel – dubbed a mega dinghy – was spotted off the coast of France , crammed with migrants making the perilous journey to Britain. Recent weeks have seen the number of migrants on a single boat in the English…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}