Measures to curb migrant Channel crossings are not expected to bring numbers down until next year - as Albania has already ruled itself out of participating in a new scheme designed to crack down on smuggling gangs.
Officials are understood to be pessimistic about the prospect of making a significant impact on numbers this year, with measures not expected to start paying off until 2026.
More than 12,000 people have already made the journey this year, putting 2025 on course to be a record year for crossings.
The rise is thought to be partly due to an increase in so-called 'red days', when the weather is particularly good for crossings.
So far there have been around double the number of red days in 2025 than there were by the same point in 2024.
