Overview

• The Home Office reported that 1,194 people made the crossing in 18 small boats on June 1, the highest daily total recorded this year.
• Channel crossings have reached over 14,800 so far in 2025, marking a roughly 30% rise compared to the same period last year.
• Record numbers have been linked to unseasonably good weather, with “red days” for crossings more than doubling from 27 to 60.
• The government plans to tighten the application of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights to reduce appeal-based delays.
• Officials have called on French authorities to strengthen coastal patrols after reports of gendarmes standing by during departures.