More than 40,000 small boat migrants have now crossed the English Channel since Rishi Sunak promised to Stop the Boats in January last year, GB News can exclusively reveal.

The grim milestone figure was passed today after more than 600 more migrants crossed the Channel illegally throughout this morning.

The total number of arrivals since the Prime Minister made his pledge to stop the crossings has now reached more than 40,300.

GB News sources have confirmed that more small boats are currently in the Channel on what could be a record day of crossings this year.

The previous record day of crossings was on 1 May, when 711 migrants reached Dover.