Andy Burnham has a boats problem – and no amount of glossy TikToks can make it go away. All we have heard from Burnham on illegal migration is that he thinks the plan to end the crossings ‘is working’. The shadow home secretary even confronted a people-smuggler ushering illegal migrants on to the boats. But this is ultimately a UK government problem – and the head of the UK government has so far refused to address it directly or comprehensively. All we have heard from Burnham on illegal migration is that he thinks the plan to end the crossings ‘is working’.