Latest government figures on Monday showed that the number of migrants who have crossed into Britain in small boats have reached a record 28,076.
The number was reached on Sunday after 212 arrived in four different boats amounting to a 46% rise on the same period in 2024.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer continues to face increasing pressure over his handling of immigration as anti-migrant protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers continue to rip through the country.
The Home Office released no official comment regarding these newest figures but posted on its X account that Asylum seeker returns were up by 28% since July 2024.
It captioned the post “If you enter the UK illegally you will face being returned. We are reducing our reliance on hotels and ensuring that the rules are enforced.”
Demonstrations took place across Britain over the weekend following a court ruling last week that ordered the removal of asylum seekers from a hotel in Epping, north-east of London, the latest flashpoint in the immigration debate.
Starmer's Labour government has pledged to phase out hotel use by 2029 and to overhaul the asylum system. On Sunday it announced reforms to speed up asylum appeals and reduce a backlog of more than 100,000 cases.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, the country's interior minister, said the changes were aimed at restoring "control and order" to a system she described as "in complete chaos".
Official data last week showed asylum claims were at a record high, with more migrants being housed in hotels compared with a year ago.
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