Britain is recalling two patrol boats from overseas deployments to help deal with an increase in the number of migrants trying to reach the country from France, interior minister Sajid Javid said on Monday.

Javid said there had been an increase in the number of migrants crossing the English Channel from France and last week he declared the situation a "major incident.

On Monday, following a meeting of officials in London, he said two the additional ships would join three other vessels already working in the channel.