(FILES) Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) Severn class lifeboat, the City of London II, makes its way towards migrants travelling in an inflatable boat across the English Channel, bound for Dover on the south coast of England. Net migration to the UK hit a record high of 745,000 in 2022, official figures showed on November 23, 2023, piling pressure on Britain's Prime Minister who has vowed to reduce new arrivals. (Photo by Ben Stansall / AFP)