Four migrants have died attempting to cross the Channel – just over a day after Andy Burnham claimed Labour’s plan to stop small boats ‘is working’.
Three women and a man lost their lives in separate incidents on the French side of the Channel overnight.
The tragedies unfolded shortly after Wednesday witnessed what was thought to have been the largest number of small boat crossings this year.
Unofficial estimates reported by GB News put the total at 730, beating the 710 seen on June 15.
In the wake of the tragedies, Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp blasted the Government’s approach and said each death had
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