A record number cross the English Channel in one day with more than 970 in 17 small boats

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A record number of 973 small boat migrants crossed the English Channel in one day this year, according to official figures.

The record wave of Channel migrants crossed in 17 small boats on Saturday.

The 973 arrivals are the highest number arriving in a single day in 2024.

Until yesterday, the highest day for crossings this year was June 18, when 882 people arrived in 15 small boats.

Migrants arrive in BritainYesterday 973 migrants crossed the Channel (stock photo)PA

Until yesterday, August 11 was the highest day in the three months since Labor came to power, when 703 people made the illegal journey.

Saturday’s arrivals follow the 395 who crossed the day earlier in seven small boats.

This brings the total number of migrants reaching British waters so far this year to 26,612 in more than 500 dinghies.

The latest border crossings come just days after the interior minister struck a new deal with her fellow G7 interior ministers to boost international cooperation and go after criminal people smuggling gangs.

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Saturday’s arrivals follow the 395 who made the crossing a day earlier in seven small boats (stock photo)

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Saturday’s record day of arrivals came on the same day that another four migrants, including a young child, died while trying to cross the Channel.

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