Around 1,000 people unlawfully crossed the Channel by boat to reach the UK on Thursday, a new record for migrant Channel crossings in a single day.
Four Border Force vessels intercepted boats that were spotted off the coast and escorted them into Dover.
A Whitehall source accused France of losing control of the situation.
The Home Office said British people did not want to see people die in the Channel as ruthless gangs profit.
So far this year, more than 23,000 people have unlawfully made the crossing from France to the UK by boat, a large rise on the 8,404 in 2020 – and far more than in years before the pandemic, when most migrants arrived by plane, ferry or train.
A Home Office spokesperson said the number of migrant crossings on Thursday was “unacceptable”. The previous record was 853 people crossing on 3 November.
“The British public have had enough of seeing people die in the Channel while ruthless criminal gangs profit from their misery and our New Plan for Immigration will fix the broken system which encourages migrants to make this lethal journey,” the spokesperson said.
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