Presumptive new PM backs Home Secretary's crackdown as nearly 80 MPs privately urge him to reconsider reforms

Allies say the incoming Prime Minister understands the importance of controlling migration and is committed to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's tough stance.

Dozens of Left-wingers could abstain or vote against the Immigration and Asylum Bill at second reading stage this evening.

Incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham signaled he might back immigration reforms despised by his own party, though perhaps with adjustments.

Presumptive new PM backs Home Secretary's crackdown as nearly 80 MPs privately urge him to reconsider reforms

Prime minister-in-waiting votes for plans to tighten appeals system as 14 Labour MPs oppose measures

Andy Burnham is expected to become prime minister on Monday

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Burnham’s vote for immigration reforms was worrying – his government must not push ahead with inherited asylum plans