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'
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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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Burnham refuses to say 171,000-a-year legal immigration is too high - because it is 'planned'
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Andy Burnham makes bombshell claim as he refuses to say immigration is too high
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