More than 500 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK in small boats in just three days. Families with young children have been among hundreds of people arriving in Dover in the last few days as the political row over the crisis has intensified.
While South East England basked in roasting sunshine on Saturday, another 151 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the dangerous Dover Strait.
The Home Office has officially asked the Royal Navy for help and a former Royal Marine has been appointed "clandestine Channel threat commander".
As numbers of migrants attempting the perilous sea journey continue to rise, the Government has been accused of being "increasingly chaotic" in its handling of the crisis.
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