Keir Starmer’s Channel migrant crisis is spiralling out of control after a record 605 migrants crossed in small boats.

The 605 arrivals, on 10 boats, is the highest number ever recorded in the months of January, February or March.

The previous record had stood at 592 in March 2025.

Border Force was overwhelmed again on Wednesday as smugglers exploited the hottest day of the year so far to launch dinghies destined for the Kent coast, carrying hundreds of people.

The French rescue ship Abeille Normandie even escorted one migrant vessel four miles into British waters because Border Force Volunteer and Border Force Typhoon were already tied up with arrivals.

It waited until the British ships were able to come and pick up the migrants onboard.

Another 4,500 migrants are currently in makeshift camps in Calais and Dunkirk.

It comes as Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron faced fresh fury over the French police’s low interception rate.

Shocking analysis revealed two thirds of crossings are successful, prompting calls for the Prime Minister to stop paying Paris.

New figures claim French authorities stopped 22,476 migrants from crossing to the UK.

But the vast majority of these are believed to be linked to dinghies sinking, their engines breaking down, overcrowding leading to chaos on the boats and bad weather.

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