Spain offers Burnham an alternative to Labour’s Danish-style immigration crackdown

During the Makerfield by-election, Andy Burnham backed Shabana Mahmood’s immigration reforms, aligning Labour’s prevailing strategy to the anti-immigration mood. Mahmood’s position, in short, follows the Danish Social Democrats’ model: harden rhetoric and reduce numbers to take the ground from the far right. Burnham had previously criticised the home secretary’s plans, warning they leave people “in […] By Hugo Harvey