One migrant crosses Channel every SIX MINUTES during first week of October as Andy Burnham faces small boat surge

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One migrant has crossed the Channel every six minutes during the first week of October as Andy Burnham faces a surge of small boat crossings.A staggering 1,739 people made the 21-mile journey to reach British borders between October 1 to October 7.The shocking rate means six small boat migrants crossed the English Channel every hour throughout the week.Monday witnessed the largest influx of illegals entering the UK as 609 people crossed in eight vessels.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say An average of 76 migrants were packed onto each inflatable dinghy, bringing this year's total of crossings to 20,935.The embattled Prime Minister came face-to-face with the migrant crisis looming over Britain as soon as he entered office earlier in the summer.Within his first two weeks of scaling the steps to No10, some 2,000 migrants crossed the English Channel.

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