Labour has been accused of creating a “crisis over nothing” as ministers brace for the number of small boat crossings since the last election to reach 50,000 today.

Home Office data shows 49,797 people arrived via the English Channel between Labour’s landslide election win in July 2024 and Sunday.

Monday’s total is set to be announced in the coming hours, and will see the total cross the 50,000 landmark after just 13 months of a Keir Starmer government.

According to the Daily Express, that is quicker than under Tory PMs Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.

The Tories have accused the government of “surrendering our borders” and overseeing the “worst illegal immigration crisis in our history”.

The number of small boat crossings are a major source of embarrassment for Labour, which pledge

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