Burnham Torn On Migration Reforms Between Makerfield And Labour MPs | Steven Swinford

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"[Shabana Mahmood's] facing a battle here. She's got 80 Labour MPs who think that it's too tough and think this kind of makes it harder off people of permanently stay in the UK." Andy Burnham is facing a tough decision on migration reforms as the home secretary looks to toughen up the government's approach to indefinite leave to remain, with his own constituents in Makerfield likely to push against Labour MPs calls for a softer stance, says The Times's political editor Steven Swinford. Steven Swinford was speaking to Kate McCann and Stig Abell on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen every Monday to Thursday, 6-10am. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:

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