In response, Andy Burnham announced a review which led to certain categories of criminal being barred from receiving a sentence discount. Mr Burnham is very rapidly discovering how the liberal 'Blob' that dominates Whitehall is not always his friend. Missing the boatChallenged over the small boats crisis a fortnight ago, Mr Burnham insisted 'the plan is working'. It seems not even Mr Burnham believes his preposterous claim that he has a working plan if it now needs shaking up. Inevitably, Mr Burnham and his gutless Home Secretary Ms Mahmood do not have what it takes to bring this crisis to an end.