mo4ch:>Home Sec calls in navy to patrol English Channel over migrant crossings | Mo4ch News

The UK government have stepped up their battle to combat the rise in migrant boats crossing the English Channel, as Home Secretary Sajid Javid calls in the Royal Navy to patrol the British coastline.Javid wrote to Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday night, requesting the assistance of the Navy, The Mirror reports. A Whitehall source told the paper that HMS Mersey, an offshore patrol vessel, is “available and ready right now” for deployment.The move represents a significant escalation of Britain's response to the migration issue. It is understood the ship is on routine exercises off the Southern coast of the UK at present and is on call to be diverted to assist in migrant operations when necessary, according to The Mirror.Over 100 people, mostly Iranian, have been detained trying to cross the world's busiest shipping lane in small boats, carrying between six and 12 people since Christmas Day.During a visit to Dover on Wednesday as part of a seemingly hardline campai…