A further 467 people were intercepted by French authorities attempting to cross, the Home Office says.
The number of people attempting to make the journey tends to increase during warmer and calmer weather.Tom Pursglove, minister for tackling illegal migration, said the rise in crossings was "unacceptable".
He said Channel crossings impacted UK taxpayers, risked lives and the UK's ability to help refugees who come to the UK via legal routes. Mr Pursglove said the government was cracking down on people smugglers through the Nationality and Borders Bill, which would also make it a criminal offence to knowingly arrive in the UK illegally.More on this story
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