Sir Keir Starmer has said it is his duty to ensure no one is crossing the English Channel in small boats after more than 1,000 migrants made the journey in a single day for the first time this year.Some 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats on Saturday, according to Home Office data.Defence Secretary John Healey said Britain had "lost control" of its borders over the last five years.

Sir Keir Starmer has said it is his duty to ensure no one is crossing the English Channel in small boats after more than 1,000 migrants made the journey in a single day for the first time this year.Some 1,194 migrants arrived in 18 boats on Saturday, according to Home Office data.Defence Secretary John Healey said Britain had "lost control" of its borders over the last five years.