Speaking to GB News on Wednesday, Trump said Burnham would eventually have to address immigration soon stating  “He’s going to have to mention it because it’s killing your country,” Trump told the broadcaster.

“I know Starmer did very little about it, and they’re coming from all over the world.

“They’re coming from Africa. They’re coming from South America. They’re coming from different parts of Asia. They’re invading Europe,” he warned, adding: “It’s an invasion, and the UK is a prime suspect,”

UK Migration Crisis

According to Home Office figures cited in the report, 172 people crossed the Channel on the Wednesday of Burnham’s first week in office, followed by 366 on Thursday in three boats and another 103 on Friday.

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Data however shows that arrivals via small boats have fallen by around 45% between January and late July compared with the same period last year. The decline has been attributed to stronger cooperation with France, tougher enforcement along the French coastline, lower asylum applications across Europe and new UK border measures.

Illegal migration has been one of the recurring issues in the UK political space in addition to the arrival of immigrants in the country.