A group of Conservative politicians has called for tougher action against the rising number of migrants crossing the English Channel.
The 23 Tory MPs and two peers said ministers must do "whatever it takes" to address attempts from migrants to enter the UK using small boats.
More than 4,000 people have successfully crossed the Channel this way so far this year.
Boris Johnson has pledged to work with France to stop channel crossings.
The prime minister said the UK also needed to address current migration laws, which he said made it "very, very difficult" to return people.
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More than 700 people were intercepted crossing the English Channel last week, including 235 on Thursday - the record for a single day.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has been in Dover on Monday to meet Border Force staff, a Home Office source has confirmed.
In a letter to Ms Patel, the MPs and peers said the "current surge in illegal immigration must be addressed urgently and radically through stronger enforcement efforts".
"It is strikingly clear that, rather than a 'hostile environment', invading migrants have been welcomed," they wrote.
They added that some migrants had been offered "immediate access to regular payments whilst accommodated at taxpayer expense in expensive hotels."
"All this is relayed to people smugglers and potential economic migrants in France, encouraging and emboldening those intent on facilitating further border crossings."
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