India, June 1 -- UK defence secretary John Healey recently admitted that Britain has "lost control of its borders." The defence secretary's statement comes after over 1,000 migrants were caught trying to cross the English Channel.

Describing the scenes as "shocking", Healey told Sky News that the previous government, led by Conservatives and Rishi Sunak has left the UK asylum system in "chaos."

On Saturday, the UK reported that over 1,194 migrants had crossed over from France through the English Channel on 18 small boats.

The UK coastguard was forced to call on fishing boats to assist as Border Force vessels and lifeboats were overloaded due to the large number of migrants.

The immigrants' arrival on Saturday was also the largest the ...