Andy Burnham 'doesn't have the guts to deal with small boats crisis', says Nigel Farage as he slams PM over latest mega dinghy record

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Andy Burnham's small boats record is worse than any Sir Keir Starmer's in his first three weeks in No10, GB News can reveal.

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Mr Burnham, who spoke to GB News about the migrant crisis yesterday, has presided over 3,003 new arrivals on British shores.The wave of crossings was propelled by the emergence of so-called mega-dinghies in the Channel, with a record-breaking 230 arriving in one vessel on August 10.

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GB News can now reveal Mr Burnham's daily average for arrivals stands at 130 in the first 22 days since the ex-Manchester Mayor succeeded Sir Keir on July 20.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Despite Sir Keir overseeing an eyewatering 77,183 small boat arrivals, the worst of any Prime Minister, the ex-Labour leader's daily average stood at 103.

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Meanwhile, 65,811 Channel crossings during Boris Johnson's 1,140-day stint as Prime Minister equate to around 58 per day.Rishi Sunak, who was Prime Minister for 619 days, oversaw 50,637 small boat arrivals, putting his daily average at 82....

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Andy Burnham 'doesn't have the guts to deal with small boats crisis', says Nigel Farage as he slams PM over latest mega dinghy record.

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Nigel Farage has said Andy Burnham "doesn't have the guts" to deal with the small boats crisis as the Reform UK leader took aim at the Prime Minister.

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Mr Burnham has promised to "change our tactics" to tackle the gangs bringing migrants across the English Channel, after a record 230 people made the journey in a single boat.The Prime Minister told GB News: "We will now change our tactics and we will be relentless in chasing them down."However, Mr Farage has hit back, doubling down on his party's controversial plan to tow the boats back to France.

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