Priti Patel issues orders to turn them boats around

[Eric Cartman]

No it's not, because the idea is to undermine the viability of the route so that the gangs don't operate it.

The threat of turning them around may help to stem the viability of the route.

The crossing is dangerous. Being cool with the current situation doesn't scream out concern for their welfare either ya know.

Well, they can go back to suffocating in the back of lorries if you want, that was fun too.

Anybody willing to take a dinghy across the channel isn't going to be persuaded not to try by turning some boats around, they will try again or find another way. Like most Brexity strategies this is a sledgehammer to crack a walnut and doesn't address the underlying issue.