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Andy Burnham and Shabana Mahmood face criticism regarding immigration policy delegation and failure to address the migrant crisis.
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Updated Jul 27
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What happened
Andy Burnham and Shabana Mahmood face criticism regarding immigration policy delegation and failure to address the migrant crisis.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Andy Burnham published an article in the Telegraph contrasting his position with Shabana Mahmood's situation.Sub-event
Burnham and Mahmood criticized over immigration policy delegation and migrant crisis.1 source
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The entities involved
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Andy Burnham
British politician (born 1970)
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Shabana Mahmood
British politician (born 1980)
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Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- express.co.ukAndy Burnham humiliated live on TV with brutal eight-word migrant crisis verdict