Burnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisis
We need to bring back that control, but also we need to offer support for people who genuinely need it,” he said. “It’s about changing the whole approach, and slowly but surely we are putting in place those building blocks of a very different approach to this issue.”Wednesday marked the busiest day for small boat crossings across the English Channel so far this year, with 752 migrants arriving in the UK. Official provisional figures suggest 14,526 people have entered the UK so far this year.
- ▪We need to bring back that control, but also we need to offer support for people who genuinely need it,” he said.
- ▪“It’s about changing the whole approach, and slowly but surely we are putting in place those building blocks of a very different approach to this issue.”Wednesday marked the busiest day for small boat crossings across the English Channel so
- ▪Official provisional figures suggest 14,526 people have entered the UK so far this year.
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- ▪ Andy Burnham promises to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings – video — The Guardian — UK
- ▪ Burnham pledges to be 'relentless' in curbing small boat crossings — BBC News — UK
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Andy Burnham promises to be relentless in tackling small boat crossings – videoImmigration and asylumBurnham to be ‘relentless’ on small boat crossings after Ceuta crisisPrime minister says UK needs to ‘bring back that control’, but safe routes for refugees are necessary to tackle traffickingAlexandra Topping, Political correspondentSun 2 Aug 2026 14.16 EDTLast modified on Sun 2 Aug 2026 14.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAndy Burnham has pledged to be “relentless” in tackling small boat crossings after tens of thousands of migrants entered Ceuta, a Spanish territory, but said “safe routes” for refugees were necessary to tackle trafficking gangs.Speaking during a visit to Dover, the prime minister said he had been assured by the Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, that…
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