The migrants in the Channel story is "a crisis" only in so far as it concerns the 33 individuals and children whose lives have been put at risk. Its real purpose is to scaremonger doubters back into backing Brexit.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) December 31, 2018

Make no mistake, this is not in response to genuine concern for human life. This is @sajidjavid imitating Donald Trump's "migrant caravan" manufactured emergency to whip up fear before the Brexit vote. Desperate and cynical. https://t.co/8ABCUXyDWs

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) December 30, 2018

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Six migrants get caught landing a boat on a beach in Kent. pic.twitter.com/Iu47ZYikZI

— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) December 30, 2018

Quite possibly the most Brexity thing ever.https://t.co/G89eMDo9ry

— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) December 31, 2018

BBC News – Brexit: How the Irish border took centre stage in 2018 https://t.co/emU0BTx2Nq

— Professor Feargal Cochrane (@fecochrane1) December 31, 2018

A record number of passports issued by @PassportIRL this year. 98,000 applications from Britain & 84,000 from Northern Ireland, which reflects the impact of #Brexit. https://t.co/b6edi5iIdP

— Daniel Mulhall (@DanMulhall) December 31, 2018

Truly great Parliamentarian! https://t.co/4Nok8aRpYU

— Dr Charles Tannock (@CharlesTannock) December 30, 2018

‘I was operating on an outdated understanding’ – Jacob Rees-Mogg squirms as he says he now backs Theresa May https://t.co/PGbO6UXkKv

— The New European – Think Without Borders (@TheNewEuropean) December 30, 2018

Sure why not bring over a duplicitous, lying, back-stabbing Tory who has no interest in NI to fund-raise with Ian Paisley. Sounds about right. https://t.co/6He2NHCFRJ

— alt – DUP (@dup_online) December 31, 2018

The Sunday Times has gone full British Empire in its editorial this morning. Welcome to 2019 😃 pic.twitter.com/xWVApsu8Yw

— Simon Atkinson (@SimonMAtkinson) December 30, 2018

President Donald Trump said the two Guatemalan children who died in U.S. custody were "very sick" when they arrived, even though authorities say the two migrants passed initial health checks. https://t.co/He7apX99Ae

— The Associated Press (@AP) December 30, 2018

Holy crap!

All hell breaks loose on Fox News when host bucks Trump and says Dems are not killing migrant kids at the borderhttps://t.co/GzmE4KFxmI

— Raw Story (@RawStory) December 30, 2018

Over 2,600 migrant children were separated from their parents after crossing the Southwest border, under the Trump administration. These are the stories of a few families who spent several weeks or months apart. https://t.co/B6WArJYiJQ

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 31, 2018

More lying for @realdonaldtrump.
Most Americans would rather hear the truth, for example from @gtconway3d.

Kellyanne Conway defends Donald Trump's comments blaming Democrats for child migrant deaths – CNNPolitics https://t.co/B3hJYZ1MEh

— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) December 30, 2018

"White House officials say that the president, who is concerned about the collapse of his own political support, feels good about his stance on the shutdown, and sees no urgency toward making a deal with the incoming Democratic majority." https://t.co/GwVuFBUIaa

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 29, 2018

A year of unprecedented deception: Trump averaged 15 false claims a day in 2018, @GlennKesslerWP reports https://t.co/dBte0Csc4A

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) December 30, 2018

2018, explained in pictures by women and non-binary photographers: https://t.co/7rwAcMMHfG pic.twitter.com/gzRx5m8dmc

— Vox (@voxdotcom) December 31, 2018

As 2019 dawns, further wars are brewing in the Middle East https://t.co/voWmm3m0rs

— The Independent (@Independent) December 31, 2018

It's officially 2019 in New Zealand https://t.co/Tjd3v7nRP4 pic.twitter.com/zqcoyH9Kqm

— CNN (@CNN) December 31, 2018