Reports put Channel arrivals above 10,000 since Burnham took office
Immigration · First reported 1 Nov, 17:13 · Updated 17:40
GB News reports 10,139 small-boat arrivals since Andy Burnham became prime minister, while the Daily Mail says 1,670 people crossed between Thursday and Sunday.
- GB News says 10,139 people crossed the Channel in small boats since Burnham became prime minister, averaging 97.5 per day.
- The Daily Mail reports that 1,670 people made the crossing from Thursday to Sunday, ending a three-week pause.
- GB News reports the government says crossings are down compared with the same point in 2025; its account also gives a 39 per cent decrease as of November 1.
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- Arrivals since Burnham became prime minister
- 10,139, according to GB News.
- Average per day
- 97.5, according to GB News.
- Thursday–Sunday crossings
- 1,670, according to the Daily Mail snippet.
- Arrivals listed Friday–Sunday
- 671 Friday, 259 Saturday and 480 Sunday, according to GB News.
- Crossings decrease cited by GB News
- 39 per cent as of November 1.
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