More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel since Starmer became PM (Image: GETTY)

       Sir Keir Starmer has suffered massive embarrassment after it was revealed more than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since he became Prime Minister.

       It means the number of arrivals since he took the keys for Number 10 on July 5 now stands at 1,185.

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       The latest figures from the Home Office show 427 people made the journey in seven boats on Monday, bringing the total so far for 2024 to 14,759.

       This total is 12 percent higher than the number recorded at this point in 2023 (13,200) and up marginally by one percent from 2022 (14,554), according to an analysis of Government data from the PA news agency.

       Last year, 29,437 migrants arrived in the UK after making the journey, a number which had noticbly plunged 36 percent on a record 45,774 in 2022.

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       The total number of migrant crossings for 2024 is 12pc higher than number recorded this time in 2023 (Image: GETTY)

       But the latest gaming figures for Labour come after James Cleverly warned Sir Keir and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper have "taken the people smugglers’ side" by making the UK more attractive to migrants.

       The Shadow Home Secretary accused the newly-elected Prime Minister of erecting a "huge 'open' sign on the white cliffs of Dover” after axing the Rwanda deportation scheme and allowing Channel migrants to claim asylum.

       Mr Cleverly also declared that the Labour Government is "too scared to be tough on migration".

       He told the Daily Express: "Labour granted an amnesty in 2003, and now they're teeing up to do it again. The people smugglers will be rubbing their hands with glee.

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       "It took Labour less than five days to abolish the Rwanda deterrent and allow 100,000 illegal migrants to apply for asylum - all of whom were excluded under the Conservatives.

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       "They have rapidly made the UK the top destination for illegal migrants by hanging a huge 'open' sign on the White Cliffs of Dover. Too scared to be tough on migration, Starmer and Cooper have taken the people smugglers' side."

       The vast majority of those who have arrived in the UK by crossing the Channel will be processed through the asylum system.

       The Prime Minister’s official spokesman was asked if those arriving by small boats would now have the right to claim asylum, and replied: "We need to ensure that people who arrive here are processed so that people are not sitting in the system, housed in expensive taxpayer-funded hotels as they have been under previous administrations."

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