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Saturday’s arrivals were the most on a single day in December and take the annual total to 41,455

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

There were 74 arrivals in one boat recorded by the Home Office on Tuesday

So far this year 40,081 people have made the perilous journey across the Channel in small boats

There is understood to be a backlog of migrants in France waiting to make the perilous journey after 28 days without Channel crossings

A total of 11 boats made the crossing on Saturday, according to the Home Office.

Before this weekend, no one had crossed the Channel for 28 days, according to the latest Home Office data

Before the weekend, no vessels had reached the English coast for 28 days, according to Home Office figures.

Charities in northern France say they are concerned by the presence of British anti-immigration agitators on beaches and near migrant camps. The groups have filmed themselves for social media attempting to intimidate people waiting to cross the Channel and the aid workers supporting them.