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 'utterly unacceptable'.

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…

Labour has been accused of overseeing a 'full-blown borders crisis' after an unescorted migrant boat reached British shores for the first time in nearly three years.