U.K.’s Burnham pledges ‘relentless’ focus on illegal migration

Illegal migration has been a political flash point in the U.K. and has boosted support for the far-right Reform U.K. party.

“The public don’t like the idea that the border looks like it’s not controlled.”

The UK government has more than doubled the number of crime agency officers deployed to combat human smuggling in the past 18 months as it steps up efforts to stop the gangs behind illegal migration.