Almost 1,000 illegal migrants cross Channel in Andy Burnham's first week as PM as hundreds more arrive today

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It's a national security threat!' Mega dinghy sparks fresh concern as almost 900 migrants arrive in Andy Burnham's first week.

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Britain's growing illegal migrant crisis has become a "national security threat" as "mega dinghys" are now being used to cross the Channel, Mike Jones has claimed.Speaking to GB News, the political commentator declared that the surging number of Channel crossings is not only a threat to the taxpayer but also to the Treasury.Close to 900 small boat migrants have arrived in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first week in Downing Street.GB News can exclusively confirm that hundreds more are arriving today, the fourth day of illegal crossings as migrants take advantage of a run of good weather.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Reports have also revealed that Iran has been "exploiting Britain's small boats crisis" to send "agents and operatives" into the country via the Channel.Discussing the latest crossings using a "mega dinghy", Mr Jones told GB News that the situation is getting "hugely out of hand".He said: "The Channel migrant crisis isn't just a threat to the Treasury and the British...

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Almost 1,000 illegal migrants cross Channel in Andy Burnham's first week as PM as hundreds more arrive today.

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Almost 1,000 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel in Andy Burnham's first week in Downing Street, as hundreds more arrived today.This week marks a major shift in tactics, as criminal gangs cram fewer boats with larger numbers of migrants.It comes as migrant charities accuse French police of adopting dangerous new tactics which are "putting migrant lives at risk".The charity Utopia 56 has published a video which appears to show a French police helicopter allegedly buzzing migrants on a beach near Boulogne this week.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Other officers are seen chasing migrants along the beach causing "chaos", according to the charity.Criminal gangs have adopted a significant shift in tactics to try to avoid enhanced police patrols around Dunkirk and Calais - now launching fewer boats much further south along the French coast.UK authorities said people smugglers were also now cramming more migrants on fewer boats.On Thursday, 165 were sent across the Channel on...

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