One official from No10 attacked Home Secretary Priti Patel for doing nothing for two years , while a cabinet colleague said that she has got to get a grip .
Crown Prosecution Service figures show only 61 migrants have been charged and 51 convicted since December 2019 for illegally entering the country and breaching the 1971 Immigration Act.
Ms Patel, 49, was due to meet President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the crisis, but the French government cancelled the meeting in a fit of pique after receiving an open letter from Boris Johnson.