Burnham: Brexit is to blame for Britain’s small boats crisis

Plus: True scale of Reform UK’s donations from overseas donors revealed

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Good morning and welcome to your daily news briefing from The Independent   Andy Burnham has blamed Britain’s migrant crisis on Brexit, an astonishing 80 per cent of donations to Reform UK in the past 12 months have come from donors or companies recently based overseas, The Independent can reveal, and Anthropic’s AI systems could lead to catastrophe or entirely wipe out humanity, it has warned. Top stories 1 | Burnham: Brexit is to blame for Britain’s small boats crisis Read more 2 | True scale of Reform UK’s donations from overseas donors revealed Read more 3 | Harry Kane beats Yamal and Mbappe to end 25-year wait for English Ballon d’Or winner Read more 4 | Met ‘misplaced letter containing allegations about Thomas Markle' Read more 5 | Our AI may destroy humanity, Anthropic says as it asks for investment Read more Read deeper Lotte Jeffs: Oh good, AI is about to ruin parenting Yisrael J Arthur: Every racist is an influencer now Charlotte Cripps: My dad and partner died. Now I don’t know what to do with their ashes Fort Hood survivor: Mass shooter deserves to die but not Hegseth’s way Trump tears into Zelensky: ‘Time for Ukraine to get a new president’ WATCH  Trump aide floats Nicki Minaj as White House press secretary STAT OF THE DAY  £2,192   The projected average energy bill per year from January as the Iran war continues to drive up prices. Read more QUOTE OF THE DAY “In addition to his busy work schedule, Russell always had an insane sexual appetite and was sleeping with people day and night.” Russell Brand’s bad behaviour was “normalised”, his former personal assistant, Helen Berger, told the court on Monday. Read more Today's top deals Refresh your sock drawer and get 15% off with code EARLY15 at London Sock Company. Stock up for Christmas and save 40% on this 24-pack of Ferrero Rocher. Other stories you might like I went on a social media diet – and it completely rewired my brain Does Celebrity Traitors have a problem with women? Here are the stats Meghan’s letter is another reminder of how police treat women Join the conversation and follow us Download our apps: Please do not reply directly to this email   You are currently registered to receive The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter.   To unsubscribe from The Independent's Morning Headlines newsletter, or to manage your email preferences please click here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345 Read our privacy policy and cookie policy