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

https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Family-in-Madrid-Spain-Euronews-720x540.png" width="720" />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 https://www.thecanary.co/author/hugo-harvey/">Hugo Harvey