Moment packed small boat set for the UK gets caught on sandbank on a French beach... as police watch on

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham this week defended his government's handling of the Channel crisis, saying that statistics show 'the plan is working'.

A FLOTILLA of up to 1,000 migrants headed for Britain as French cops watched on yesterday. This is despite the French force getting more than £1billion from UK taxpayers to stop small boat crossings. The fresh influx came a day after PM Andy Burnham insisted Labour’s plan to clamp down on illegal migration was working.

Tears, pleas and packed dinghies: Desperate woman begs to rejoin family on small boat Channel crossing as Chris Philp questions French migrant deal  lbc.co.uk

Times Radio: Migrants tell me they know we’ll put them up in nice hotels, says Chris Philp  The Times

Outrageous moment Chris Philp spots French ‘waving goodbye’ to small boat migrants live on GB News  GB News