More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Labour won the 2024 general election.Home Office figures show 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone, which brings recorded arrivals to 50,271 since the election on July 4 2024.Labour former home secretary Baroness Smith of Malvern had said earlier on Tuesday that reaching the milestone is "unacceptable".

More than 50,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel since Labour won the 2024 general election.Home Office figures show 474 migrants arrived by small boat on Monday alone, which brings recorded arrivals to 50,271 since the election on July 4 2024.Labour former home secretary Baroness Smith of Malvern had said earlier on Tuesday that reaching the milestone is "unacceptable".