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First Migrant Channel Crossing Attempts Since Burnham Became Prime Minister
French rescuers pulled people from the sea as the National Crime Agency seized boats and engines that officials said could disrupt about 2,000 crossing attempts.
- On Wednesday, migrant Channel crossings resumed for the first time since Prime Minister Andy Burnham took office, occurring amid calm sea conditions following an 11-day hiatus due to high winds.
- Prime Minister Burnham was sworn in on Monday, July 20, and retained Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in his Cabinet reshuffle; Mahmood vowed to "finish the job" of curbing Channel crossings.
- The National Crime Agency seized at least 25 rubber boats and engines from a container shipped from China at the Port of Felixstowe on Saturday, with investigators estimating the operation disrupted roughly 2,000 crossing attempts.
- French rescuers assisted migrants wading into the sea near Equihen-Plage on Wednesday, while the Home Office plans to release crossing data on Thursday confirming the total number who made the journey.
- Current crossing figures are 47% lower than the same period last year; since Labour's July 2024 election victory, approximately 77,183 migrants arrived in Britain during the premiership of former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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Two boats attempting to cross the English Channel were reported near the coasts of Pas-de-Calais on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. The rescue services provided assistance to 97 people, including two injured persons, before disembarking them at the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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First migrant Channel crossing attempts since Burnham became Prime Minister
Crossings resumed on Wednesday morning amid warm, sunny weather and calm conditions at sea after an 11-day hiatus when wind swept the Channel.
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