More affluent areas of Britain will have to house asylum seekers too, the Prime Minister has said after more than 900 migrants arrived in small boats in the last three days.
Andy Burnham was speaking on Tuesday after protests at a migrant camp being set up near Piddington, a village near Bicester, which locals fear could overwhelm the hamlet.
Home Office figures show that in the last three days alone 911 people have made the perilous journey from France, including 230 in a single mega boat on Monday.
A total of 3,003 migrants have arrived in Britain across the English Channel since Mr Burnham became Prime Minister 22 days ago.
Mr Burnham said: “I will listen to what people are saying and respond to the concerns that they are putting forward.
“I don’t know the issue yet in detail, but in some ways, as I understand it, it is about creating secure space.”
He added: “It’s obviously going to be challenging, but I am prepared always to listen to people, to work with people, and to pick up legitimate concerns, and I will address those concerns.
“I do have to say, we cannot have a situation where it’s only the poorest communities in the country that receive all of the dispersal of refugees and asylum seekers.
“I do believe all parts of the country need to work, to play their part.
“We understand people’s concerns and I will look into the issues raised by the good people of Piddington.”
Responding to the record 230 people who arrived in a single dinghy this week, shadow home secretary Chris Philp earlier said: “This is now beyond a joke. The French authorities could easily have stopped a vessel this size from embarking in shallow waters.