A record 1,295 people were spotted crossing the Channel in small boats on Monday, according to the Ministry of Defence.

It’s the highest daily total since current records started in 2018. The previous high was 1,185 on 11 November 2021.

Twenty-seven boats were detected yesterday.

The provisional total for crossings so far in 2022 is 22,670; this time last year it was just short of 12,500.

Total crossings in 2021 were 28,526.

A controversial deal to send some of the migrants to Rwanda to process their asylum claims was struck earlier this year by the government.

However, the first flight was halted on the runway in June after last-minute legal challenges, and a judicial review over the lawfulness of the scheme will be heard next month.

The government hopes it will deter people from making the dangerous crossing from France to the UK.

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