Sunday marked the day with the highest number of migrants crossing the English Channel. 534 made the journey in 10 small boats, which took this year’s total so far to 6,265. This is 28 per cent higher than the total at the equivalent point last year, which was 4,899. Sources have told GB News that “thousands of migrants have been waiting in northern France for the weather to improve so they could make the crossing”. High winds and waves had prevented crossings since last Monday, when 82 migrants arrived in the UK. Flat calm conditions saw another 10 small boats make the illegal crossing on Sun…