Mega-Dinghy Migrant Crisis Erupts while Burnham Faces Prison Release Backlash

The Julia Hartley-Brewer Show · Aug 11, 2026 · 37m

A record 230 migrants arrive in Britain aboard a 49-foot “mega-dinghy”, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to tackle illegal immigration.

Julia Hartley-Brewer clashes with Dan Hodges over border failures, deportations and the ECHR, before examining plans that could see dangerous prisoners released early.

Matthew Syed and Tom Slater discuss Britain’s spiralling debt, political short-termism and the potentially existential threat posed by artificial intelligence.

Also: vape shops, failing high streets and whether Britain’s leaders are ignoring the defining challenges of the…