Hundreds more migrants rush to board Channel dinghies just hours after Andy Burnham boasted of success in stopping them
More than 700 migrants are thought to have attempted to cross the Channel on Wednesday - just 24 hours after Andy Burnham claimed the plan to stop small boats 'is working'.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated border & immigration brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: More than 700 migrants are thought to have attempted to cross the Channel on Wednesday - just 24 hours after Andy Burnham claimed the plan to stop small boats 'is working'.
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Key Facts
- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Jul 29, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Border & Immigration
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- Topic signals: developing story metadata
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- Source published: Jul 29, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC
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