Small boat crossings under Labour have surged past 50,000 - equivalent to one migrant arriving every 11 minutes, official figures are set to reveal.
The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's 'smash the gangs' strategy - which coincided with his decision to scrap the Tories' Rwanda scheme.
Official figures from yesterday suggested 49,797 had crossed in small boats from northern France. However the figure is expected to pass 50,000 when official data is released later today.
The crossings continued this morning, with extraordinary pictures from Gravelines beach in northern France showing dozens of migrants rushing into the sea towards a dinghy.
Asked about the passing of the 50,000 milestone Labour education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern called it 'unacceptable' - only to then blame the previous Conservative government.
