Burnham's mega-dinghy: Biggest ever migrant boat carrying 165 crosses Channel days after he became PM - yet he STILL stays silent on immigration
Yesterday was the second day of crossings since Mr Burnham became Prime Minister - piling pressure on him to make the issue a priority. He has promised to end rough sleeping and cap bus fares at £2, while also announcing unfunded cuts to VAT on energy bills and business rates for pubs.But the public remains in the dark about what he plans to do on immigration, including small boat crossings. Some 366 people in total made the journey in three boats yesterday.
- ▪Yesterday was the second day of crossings since Mr Burnham became Prime Minister - piling pressure on him to make the issue a priority.
- ▪He has promised to end rough sleeping and cap bus fares at £2, while also announcing unfunded cuts to VAT on energy bills and business rates for pubs.But the public remains in the dark about what he plans to do on immigration, including sma
- ▪Some 366 people in total made the journey in three boats yesterday.
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A record 165 migrants crossed the Channel to the UK in a single boat yesterday - as Andy Burnham was attacked for his 'disgraceful' silence on immigration.The mega-dinghy was launched from France at 6.30am yesterday before the migrants were picked up by a Border Force vessel in UK waters and taken to Dover.It was the largest number of migrants on a single boat since small boat crossings began in 2018, easily beating the previous record of 128 set on July 12. Yesterday was the second day of crossings since Mr Burnham became Prime Minister - piling pressure on him to make the issue a priority.
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