"Years of ministerial mismanagement" mean that "any time there is added pressure on the system it cannot cope", he said. The chief executive of Refugee Action, Tim Naor Hilton, said Britain which has promised France £54 million ($72 million, 64 million euros) to try to stop the crossings was "wasting money" by trying to tighten its borders. The flow of migrants has also soured Britain's relations with France, prompting an unseemly blame game even as both sides try to disrupt people trafficking networks. But officials have since admitted that the number of asylum seekers sent back to the EU has fallen sharply, with Britain now left out of a returns deal between member states. The 2016 campaign to leave the European Union, on which Johnson staked his political career, promised to "take back control" of Britain's borders. The high number of migrants crossing to Britain from mainland Europe has become a political headache for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Home Secretary Priti Patel. "We didn't have any space to move around the boat." As they put to sea from France, he said he was filled with a "feeling that was a mixture of fear and hope". "For sure it (the dinghy) was overloaded," Arash said of his own journey. Huge delays - The UK authorities have drawn a link between the increase in arrivals to the use of larger inflatable boats, but the rickety vessels are still often crammed with passengers. Most were from Eritrea, Iran and Afghanistan, he said. For the final leg of his journey, he paid 2,500 euros (£2,130, $2,817) for a place on a crowded boat with 27 others, including two young children. En route, he paid thousands of euros to people smugglers and used two fake passports. Arash left his home in southwest Iran in 2018, making his way to northern France via Serbia, Greece and Germany. "When you don't have any hope in your country and your life is in danger, you will take your chance and you will risk doing this dangerous thing," the former engineering student told AFP. But Arash, who asked for his real name not to be used because he fears persecution for his religious beliefs in his native Iran, said the risks were worth it. As the numbers have soared, so, too, have fatalities, with 36 this year, including 27 who died in single incident in November. In 2020, just 8,400 individuals crossed the Channel in small boats. Arash, 28, who is now seeking asylum in Britain, is one of more than 27,000 people who attempted the perilous journey in 2021 a record. UK border police intercepted the inflatable dinghy on which he and others spent five hours dodging waves and traffic on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, and brought them ashore. Published on Scary Nights (feat.LONDON: Arash took his first steps on English soil on a cloudy, drizzly day in May, after attempting a perilous crossing of the Channel from northern France. He is Iranian rap Singer, started his career in music industry since 2006.įor Bookings and inquiries Arash Saretan’s tracks Merci Barbad Avarsaji AKA Arash Saretan " Born in Tehran on Septem" known professionally as arash saretan is an Rapper,artist,Producer,songwriter and Actor living in los angles,us he named his officialy first album "tanz pardaz" in 2006.