Relatives of 27 who drowned in Channel boat sinking demand answers

Two years on, families and refugee charities seek explanation and call for more help for refugees wishing to come to UK

The relatives of 27 people who died in the worst mass drowning in the Channel for decades have marked two years since the disaster by issuing an open letter demanding answers over what happened.

Signed together with dozens of refugee NGOs, the letter states that the families still have no explanation as to why French and British authorities failed the people onboard a sinking dinghy who repeatedly called for help.