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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Burnham fails to commit to bringing in Mahmood’s immigration reforms in full after cabinet backlash

Andy Burnham has stopped short of committing to bringing in all of the home secretary’s immigration reforms days after senior ministers failed to give it their full support.

While the prime minister said he strongly supports the idea that indefinite leave to remain is a “right to be earned”, he said that the government would “come forward with our decisions soon” following a consultation.

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