Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings
But also we need to offer support for people who genuinely need it." Click to expand Tap the questions below How many people cross the English Channel in small boats? Between 1 January and 29 July 2026, a total of 14,128 people crossed the English Channel by small boat from France. This was down by 42% on the same period the previous year.
- ▪But also we need to offer support for people who genuinely need it." Click to expand Tap the questions below How many people cross the English Channel in small boats?
- ▪Between 1 January and 29 July 2026, a total of 14,128 people crossed the English Channel by small boat from France.
- ▪This was down by 42% on the same period the previous year.
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Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossingsImage source, PoolByVicky WongPublished7 minutes agoAndy Burnham has pledged his government will be "relentless" in curbing the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats.The prime minister said progress had been made and the government was "changing the whole approach", with enforcement officers tackling people-smuggling gangs doubled on both sides of the Channel."People want to see this issue addressed," he said in Dover, adding: "We also need to build a system that offers safe routes for people as well, because that also takes away the selling point of the gangs."Political discussions around the UK's policies on illegal migration have resurfaced since tens of thousands of migrants swam into the Spanish exclave of…
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