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The Ministry of Defence confirmed 601 asylum seekers came from France on Monday, taking the total to 28,561. Last year, 28,526 migrants arrived on the south coast, according to the Home Office.

Migrant smugglers made use of calmer conditions after high winds last week, bringing the total number of small boat arrivals to 3,518 so far in September.

The Home Office would not comment on these figures, saying it would be inappropriate during the period of national mourning.

MP for Dover Natalie Elphicke has said: “France has a moral and international obligation to protect vulnerable people, save lives, stop people smugglers and tackle organised crime. They should not need to be paid to do their duty.

“It is even more ridiculous that we pay them tens of millions of pounds and get so little in return. This is a shocking waste of taxpayers’ hard-earned money.

“The numbers of arrivals are deeply concerning. It’s vital to see the small boats crisis brought to an end as the seas will become colder and rougher in Autumn and Winter. Action is needed now to avoid further loss of life.”

On Monday 601 people made the perilous journey in 19 boats.

At 8am on Tuesday around 30 to 40 people were brought into Dover on the 25-metre Border Force catamaran Hurricane.

Some clutched smartphones as they disembarked, with nothing more than the clothes on their backs. Others carried belongings in black bin bags. The mostly male group were escorted to the former jetfoil terminal. Channel crossings became significant in 2018 when 539 refugees attempted to reach the UK.

Over the course of 2019 almost 1,900 people made the treacherous journey to the UK and in 2020 a total of 8,410 asylum seekers arrived on British soil by small boat.

But with over three months of the year left to go, the number of people to journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in inflatable dinghies and other small craft has already surpassed last year’s total figure by 35 – making 2022 a record year. August was a record month, with 8,644 people arriving on the Kent coast.

Shameless gangs are using the Queen’s funeral to promote cut-price deals for migrants.

They are using social media to push half-price deals of £1,600 per person to enable any migrant who “wants to take part in the funeral of this lady” to do so before the event next Monday.

The advertisements on TikTok carry images of the Queen and also claim the people smugglers will be able to take families and children on the perilous 21-mile journey across the Dover straits.

The £1,600 is half the price of the previous cheapest “summer sale” deals of £3,000 in July.

The new Home Secretary, Suella Braverman wants to put more migrants in detention facilities. She also wants joint Anglo-French patrols on French beaches to disrupt the people smugglers.

The Rwanda policy has been dogged by legal wrangling. In the High Court it was claimed ministers had ignored warnings about the nation’s human rights record.

But the Government said sending illegal migrants there would not be a penalty under the convention, as it was limited to criminal sanctions “not covering removal to third countries.”

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