It is the highest daily total in four months and brings the number of small boat arrivals to more than 30,000 this year

The milestone underscores the failure of Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy, which critics have long insisted will not work without an effective deterrent for the…

The figure is the biggest daily total since May, in which more than 1,195 migrants arrived in the UK in a single day.

It is the highest daily total in four months and brings the number of small boat arrivals to more than 30,000 this year

It is the latest milestone to be reached after record numbers of people have made the dangerous journey so far this year, despite ministers seeking to crack down on gangs.

The surge of 1,097 small-boat migrants tipped the total for 2025 to more than 30,000 in record time - and is 37 per cent up on the same date last year. Ms Mahmood said it was…