Exclusive footage shared with GB News shows the moment a knife-wielding migrant successfully climbs on small boat crossing Channel as he begins journey to Britain. Just south of Hardelot-Plage in northern France, a taxi boat collecting illegal migrants for a crossing to the UK became the scene of a violent confrontation. As the boat turned towards a group waiting to board, an argument erupted between a man already on board and another attempting to get onto the vessel. The confrontation rapidly escalated when the man attempting to board produced a large knife and appeared to lunge towards the man on the boat in what looked like an attempted stabbing During the confrontation, he dropped the knife before reaching his intended target. Remarkably, just moments later, the same man managed to climb aboard the vessel. Those on board were immediately alerted to what had happened but there was no apparent intervention or further action. The man is now thought to be on his way with the fellow illegal migrants to Britain. GB News provided information about this latest incident to the Home Office and asked them to provide a statement. They refused to provide a comment, saying that despite multiple requests, they had not been provided with the footage itself. They have previously said: “We have made progress tackling the small boats. Crossings are down significantly, and we have just recorded the lowest number of summer arrivals since 2020. “Joint efforts with international partners have prevented over 50,000 crossing attempts and seized 1,100 boats and engines since the election. “But we must go further. That's why we are boosting the number of officers on the ground in France and removing the pull factors drawing people here through illegal and dangerous routes.”