Burnham refuses to say 171,000-a-year legal immigration is too high - because it is 'planned'

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  • Andy Burnham said the level of net migration had 'come right down' and was in a 'much better place' - suggesting the numbers were needed for 'gaps in the economy'.S1
  • The Prime Minister insisted migrants were needed to fill 'gaps in the economy'S2
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Burnham refuses to say 171,000-a-year legal immigration is too high - because it is 'planned'

Andy Burnham said the level of net migration had 'come right down' and was in a 'much better place' - suggesting the numbers were needed for 'gaps in the economy'.

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Andy Burnham makes bombshell claim as he refuses to say immigration is too high

The Prime Minister insisted migrants were needed to fill 'gaps in the economy'

Burnham refuses to say 171,000-a-year legal immigration is too high - because it is 'planned'

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What to know

  • Andy Burnham said the level of net migration had 'come right down' and was in a 'much better place' - suggesting the numbers were needed for 'gaps in the economy'.S1
  • The Prime Minister insisted migrants were needed to fill 'gaps in the economy'S2
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