Andy Burnham vows 'relentless' action on Channel small boat crossings during Dover visit

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to be "relentless" in tackling small boat crossings during a visit to Dover

Prime minister says UK needs to ‘bring back that control’, but safe routes for refugees are necessary to tackle trafficking Andy 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 necess

Andy Burnham vows to be ‘relentless’ in dealing with the small boats crisis as thousands cross in first weeks as PM  GB News

PM says he is not ‘complacent’ as he announced a boost to the number of officers deployed to tackle smuggling gangs

Andy Burnham pledged to get a grip on the numbers of people making the perilous Channel crossing - but said safe routes were needed to tackle vile smuggling gangs

The prime minister says enforcement is increased but there also need to be more safe routes into the UK.

The new Prime Minister visited Dover, Kent, on Sunday, August 2

The Prime Minister highlighted that crossings are down significantly compared to the numbers for this time last year.

The Prime Minister highlighted that crossings are down significantly compared to the numbers for this time last year.

ANDY Burnham pledged to crack down on Channel people-smuggling gangs with hundreds more crime-fighting officers. Labour says the National Crime Agency now has a record 791 officers targeting organised immigration crime, more than double the number at the start of 2025. But it comes after a record 752 migrants crossed t

Three woman and a man lost their lives in separate incidents on the French side of the Channel overnight.

Andy Burnham has said there is more work to be done to bring Channel crossing numbers 'right down'