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Almost 15,000 migrants have crossed the Channel this year (Image: Getty)
Yvette Cooper will face a grilling from MPs over the migrant crisis just days after a record number of small boat arrivals.
The Home Secretary will appear before the Home Affairs Select Committee, where she will be quizzed over chaos in the Channel and Labour's plan to slash net migration.
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Politicians are also set to probe Ms Cooper on neighbourhood policing and policing reform, counter-extremism, violence against women and girls, and child exploitation.
A record 1,195 migrants reached British waters on 19 small boats on Saturday, leaving Labour's plan to smash the gangs "in tatters". But pressure is also mounting on France to intercept boats in the water.
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The French weren’t ready for a surge in Channel crossings despite a new “dedicated” unit of specialist police officers being mobilised, the Daily Express understands.
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A Border Force source told the Daily Express: “We expected the French to be ready for Saturday, it was like a millpond out there.
“The new elite force they've set up really needs to step up now.”
Home Secretary Ms Cooper told MPs on Monday that criminal gangs will "likely" have made millions of pounds from crossings this weekend alone, and that further discussions with the French interior minister will take place this week on stronger action.
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8 hours ago11:15 Michael Knowles
What did the Home Office say?
Small boat arrivals were 46% higher at the start of this year, compared to last year, as the number of red days rose.
The Home Office analysis revealed: “The year ending April 2025 had a greater number of red days (190) compared to the previous year (106), and 81% more red days than the average number of days in the years ending April 2022 to 2024.
“Additionally, January to April 2025 had more than double the number of red days (60) compared to the same period in 2024 (27).
“This coincides with small boat arrivals being 46% higher in January to April 2025 with 11,074 people arriving to the UK by small boat, compared to 7,567 arrivals during these months in 2024.”
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8 hours ago11:14 Michael Knowles
Labour blames the weather for Channel crossings record
The weather is to blame for a record number of Channel migrant crossings this year, new analysis has claimed.
The Home Office said there were 60 so-called red days this year, more than double the 27 recorded in 2024.
This, officials said, coincided with 11,074 asylum seekers trying to reach British waters in small boats, compared to 7,567.