UK net migration needs to fall further, says Andy Burnham
Burnham says immigration needs tighter control and backs Mahmood’s plan to cut refugee benefits, citing 171,000 net migrants in the latest annual figure.
- Allies of Andy Burnham, Greater Manchester's mayor, confirm he supports Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposed immigration changes, which include removing the five-year leave to remain for refugees.
- Critics describe Mahmood's plan as "punitive, racist, and Trumpian," forcing status reviews every thirty months while removing financial support but failing to guarantee refugees the right to work.
- Seeking votes in Makerfield, which has been dominated by Reform since May's local elections, Burnham faces accusations of pandering to racist views, a strategy some observers label "doomed."
- Previously, Burnham labeled asylum hotels a "symbol of Home Office failure" under Johnson, advocating for "wholesale reform" and a "stronger grip" on immigration control.
- Burnham insists it is essential to "recognise the major contribution" immigrants continue to make, citing his father's care home experience with international caregivers as proof.
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Andy Burnham will back home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s draconian immigration reforms, his allies have said. The Labour leadership hopeful and current mayor of Greater Manchester is keen to reframe the migration debate but will not seek to water down the government’s legislation, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. Burnham is currently facing a byelection battle in Makerfield after Josh Simons stepped down to open the seat for him. The ‘Kin…
Burnham 'to support' Mahmood's racist immigration changes
Allies of Greater Manchester mayor and Makerfield by-election hopeful Andy Burnham say he’s backing home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s racist changes to immigration. The Makerfield area is dominated by far-right ‘Reform UK’ since the May 2026 local elections. Furthermore, Reform’s candidate is a barely-closeted extremist. Burnham’s associates say their man regards immigration is a “moral issue.” Scrapping ‘leave to remain’ Mahmood’s planned change…
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