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Andy Burnham’s first fortnight as PM plagued by 2,000 Channel migrant crossings despite crackdown

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Andy Burnham’s first fortnight as PM plagued by 2,000 Channel migrant crossings despite crackdown
Andy Burnham has been skewered over his handling of Britain's migrant crisis after 2,000 migrants crossed the English Channel during the first fortnight of his premiership. Figures show 326 asylum seekers arrived in four dinghies on Sunday, bringing the number up to 2,057 since the former Greater Manchester mayor took over from Sir Keir Starmer on July 20. The provisional total for 2026 so far is 14,526 – enough to
2 Aug, 15:15