small boat crossings
The prime minister pledged to stop asylum seekers making the perilous journey.
The prime minister has insisted his plan is working - but the data suggests otherwise.
More than 40,000 asylum seekers have now crossed the Channel since he became prime minister.
At least three of the flagship promises he made a year ago are still being missed.
Downing Street refused to back the home secretary's target of ending the crossings this year.
The home secretary accused the Today programme presenter of using "retrospective maths".
Nearly 30,000 asylum seekers made the perilous voyage across the English Channel in 2023.
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No crossings were recorded for the first time in five years.
Sunak made five pledges to the country at the start of the year, but it isn't going to plan so far.
It's yet another blow for Rishi Sunak's "small boats week".