More than 700 migrants are thought to have attempted to cross the Channel on Wednesday - just 24 hours after Andy Burnham claimed the plan to stop small boats 'is working'.

The PM claimed the 'very rigorous' approach of Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood was bringing down the number of illegal entries to Britain.

Dozens of migrants scrambled through the surf on Tuesday to board a traffickers' dinghy at Hardelot-Plage, south of Boulogne, despite Andy Burnham insisting 'the plan is working'…