Burnham expected to vote in favour of Mahmood’s asylum system changes

Published July 13, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Home secretary also set to outline plans to enable deportation of grooming gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed

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Andy Burnham is expected to vote for the immigration bill on Monday night in the Commons, with his team indicating that he backs Shabana Mahmood’s changes for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) and on refugee settlement.

Details

The bill returns to the Commons on Monday for its second reading, where Mahmood is also expected to announce plans to make it possible to deport the ringleader of a grooming gang, Shabir Ahmed, a move publicly backed by Burnham.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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