Almost 600 migrants crossed the English Channel at the weekend, prompting the home secretary to pledged her “unwavering determination” to stopping migrants crossing unlawfully.
On Sunday, 378 migrants crossed the Channel on 12 boats and the French are understood to have stopped 178 people in five interceptions.
At least 430 migrants crossed last week, a new record in a single day.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has pledged to make Channel crossings “unviable”.
In a statement released on Sunday, she said: “The British public should be in no doubt of our unwavering determination to stop these dangerous crossings from safe EU countries and take down the evil criminal gangs behind them.
“We are utilising all aspects of government to tackle this issue and our significant actions are having an impact.”
New legislation being proposed to MPs would make it a crime to knowingly arrive in the UK without permission, ministers hope the overhaul of asylum rules will deter migrants making the crossing.
However, the plans have been criticised by charities including Refugee Action, which has called them “extreme and nasty”.
Last week, the UK agreed to pay France £54.2m with France agreeing to double the number of police patrolling its beaches, fund improved intelligence sharing and introduce better technology to target the gangs who organise the crossings.
Last week, Ms Patel defended the new agreement, giving evidence to MPs, she said there had been a “complete change in modus operandi in terms of the crossings”, with a “widespread dispersal” of launches of small boats “along the whole French coastline” rather than people just coming from Calais.
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