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Hundreds more small boat migrants arrive during Andy Burnham's first week as Prime Minister than first seven days of Sir Keir Starmer's premiership, it emerges, piling pressure on new PM to break his silence on immigration
More small boat migrants arrived during Andy Burnham's first week as Prime Minister than in Sir Keir Starmer's first seven days, according to emerging data. The discrepancy is intensifying pressure on Burnham to address immigration, despite his current silence on the issue.
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