| Andy Burnham 11:09 - Oct 8 with 8446 views | Boundy |
Will possible exceed Starmer as being the worst PM we've ever had , todays announcement by him on X
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"I know people are worried about fuel prices. And I get it. You get to the pump, watch the numbers climb, and wonder why it's costing so much more than it used to.
The reality is that global events are pushing up costs, and families here at home are feeling the impact.
But I won't accept that there's nothing I can do to help.
That's why from today, you'll be able to see petrol and diesel prices on Google Maps, compare nearby stations and find the cheapest option before you fill up.
It's a small change, but if there's a practical way to help people keep more money in their pocket, I'll do it." |  |
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| Andy Burnham on 19:22 - Oct 15 with 1531 views | shingle |
Who would have thought it would be the Tories who will be the ones who we will be relying on to get us out of this mess after it was them who started us on this slippery slope, but they did have Covid to deal with and dispite there failures one dreads to think what would have happened if this Labour Government were dealing with that, but this Badenoch is looking the part and I'm starting to like what policies are being projected from the Tories, lets hope they continue to progress and people start to trust them and give them a chance before Burnham and his cronies totally wreck the country. [Post edited 15 Oct 19:26]
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| Andy Burnham on 20:15 - Oct 15 with 1478 views | Whiterockin |
| Andy Burnham on 19:09 - Oct 15 by max936 |
He'll be rising up the table again now after an undercover journalist in Reforms offices has revealed what he has heard and filmed, disgusting stuff, I only heard about it about half hour or so ago, Mrs heard a lot of it last night on the news. |
The percentage points he is losing are to the Conservatives. |  | | |
| Andy Burnham on 21:30 - Oct 15 with 1414 views | majorraglan |
| Andy Burnham on 01:44 - Oct 15 by Robbie |
Shabama Mahmmod has told Eritreins they are no longer welcome in The UK and will be returned home at the first opportunity , subject to HR lawyers involvment and finances who will benefit from the backlog of 80k illegals who will laugh at any laws she tries .
Do like her rhetoric and strong words , but another doomed project with no end result .
Remember a bad back as an excuse to throw a sickie or a doctors paper was an excuse to have a weekend off on Rugby Weekends .
Now a medical and mental issue is second nature and requires attention or else the authories have failed , negligence claims incoming .
Any Leader having the real backbone to see face these issues and take real action .
I am not holding my breath on this latest incumbent . [Post edited 15 Oct 1:57]
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There’s a lot more in need of doing, but to be fair to Mahmood she’s done a lot more than any of her predecessors to deal with the issue. | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 22:52 - Oct 15 with 1359 views | Boundy |
| Andy Burnham on 21:30 - Oct 15 by majorraglan |
There’s a lot more in need of doing, but to be fair to Mahmood she’s done a lot more than any of her predecessors to deal with the issue. |
And I thought you were one of the more politically astute amongst . | |
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| Andy Burnham on 23:17 - Oct 15 with 1334 views | max936 |
| Andy Burnham on 22:52 - Oct 15 by Boundy |
And I thought you were one of the more politically astute amongst . |
She actually admitted on the news a while ago that these migrants asylum seekers have more rights than British people, whilst the hardworking taxpayer is paying for it all, only support I'd give her is a kick up the arris to help her on her way, another Labour louse. |  | | |
| Andy Burnham on 23:21 - Oct 15 with 1332 views | majorraglan |
| Andy Burnham on 22:52 - Oct 15 by Boundy |
And I thought you were one of the more politically astute amongst . |
Given the short time she’s been in post she’s done a fair bit, how many Home Secretary's have done more than she has in such a short time? | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 23:31 - Oct 15 with 1317 views | max936 |
| Andy Burnham on 23:21 - Oct 15 by majorraglan |
Given the short time she’s been in post she’s done a fair bit, how many Home Secretary's have done more than she has in such a short time? |
All she's doing is encouraging more and more to come here, whilst trying to silence the people wanting to stop it, anyone with different views to her is a violent far right trouble maker according to her, these lefties and Palestinian supports are free to cover their faces, but no one else, yeah she's doing a wonderful job by costing the taxpayers billions.  | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 11:55 - Oct 16 with 1179 views | Scotia |
| Andy Burnham on 23:21 - Oct 15 by majorraglan |
Given the short time she’s been in post she’s done a fair bit, how many Home Secretary's have done more than she has in such a short time? |
None. And now this.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art
Exactly what needs to be done. | | | |
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| Andy Burnham on 13:47 - Oct 16 with 1128 views | onehunglow |
Rather than do that ,why nor save them the bother of travelling at all
That means British people having more “ rights” than them
They have no rights
They are illegal entrants | |
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| Andy Burnham on 16:40 - Oct 16 with 1085 views | Gwyn737 |
| Andy Burnham on 23:21 - Oct 15 by majorraglan |
Given the short time she’s been in post she’s done a fair bit, how many Home Secretary's have done more than she has in such a short time? |
We’re approaching November and small boat crossings are down 40% on last year.
Polarised politics means some are unable to bring themselves to say this is a good thing. [Post edited 16 Oct 16:59]
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| Andy Burnham on 16:43 - Oct 16 with 1060 views | Scotia |
| Andy Burnham on 16:40 - Oct 16 by Gwyn737 |
We’re approaching November and small boat crossings are down 40% on last year.
Polarised politics means some are unable to bring themselves to say this is a good thing. [Post edited 16 Oct 16:59]
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She's probably the most successful minister since Nadim Zahawi as vaccine minister, and that was a very narrow remit, I'd love to know what she's doing wrong | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 21:03 - Oct 16 with 1021 views | majorraglan |
| Andy Burnham on 23:17 - Oct 15 by max936 |
She actually admitted on the news a while ago that these migrants asylum seekers have more rights than British people, whilst the hardworking taxpayer is paying for it all, only support I'd give her is a kick up the arris to help her on her way, another Labour louse. |
You got a link to this news program because there’s no evidence or record of UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood saying that "immigrants have more rights than British people" on the news or any other programme come to that. What seems to be taking place is that this story line is being pedalled on the ever reliable internet when there is no substance to it, people are reading it and taking it as gospel without checking to see if it’s correct.
So far, Shabana Mahmood has introduced an overhaul of the UK's immigration and asylum framework, with measures focusing on tightening settlement criteria, restricting loopholes, and using visa leverage to enforce returns.
Key legislative and policy actions introduced by Mahmood to deter migration and manage the system include:
1. Significantly Extending Settlement Waiting Periods
Mahmood introduced structural changes to permanent settlement rights to lower net long-term migration numbers:
Work and Student Migrants: The government proposed doubling the qualifying period required for most migrant workers to earn Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), shifting the timeframe from 5 years to 10 years.
Asylum Seekers: Under the major Immigration and Asylum Bill, refugees granted asylum are shifted to temporary status. They face up to a 20-year wait before they can apply to settle permanently, during which time their refugee status will be regularly reviewed, and they may be told to return home if their country is deemed safe. That is very contentious and she’s getting pushback from quite a few MP’s.
Closing Legal Loopholes and Human Rights Abuse: In October, Mahmood tabled targeted amendments to the Immigration and Asylum Bill explicitly designed to stop migrants and foreign criminals from avoiding deportation. The proposed changes include
Closeing Article 8 (Right to Privacy and Family Life) loopholes used by individuals misrepresenting their family circumstances to stay in the UK.
Cracking down on individuals lodging last-minute asylum claims as a delaying tactic.
Introduce a means-tested scheme where asylum seekers are ordered to pay approximately £10,000 each for their state-funded living costs or face a denial of settled status.
She’s also pursued diplomatic penalties and developed a strategy of targeting nations that refuse to take back citizens who have no legal right to remain in the UK:
Eritrea: In October 2026, she threatened a complete visa ban on Eritreans after the nation refused to accept returns. Additionally, Eritrean diplomats were barred from travelling more than 60 kilometres (37 miles) outside of London without Foreign Office permission.
Egypt: She signed a migration agreement that reduces the processing time to return unapproved Egyptian nationals by roughly 90% (dropping from 30 weeks down to 3 weeks).
Other Nations: Following similar visa-restriction threats, countries like Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enhanced their returns cooperation, allowing the UK to run active deportation flights.
According to Home Office figures released in late 2026, arrivals via small boats dropped by 40% compared to the same period in the prior year, while total returns and deportations rose by 8% to exceed 40,600 over a 12-month period.
On the 30th of June the Government introduced an updated draft code of practice on preventing illegal working. The legislation went live at the start of this month and increases the scope of the term employment so that people illegally working in the gig economy, food delivery workers etc are now covered by the legislation and employers have to do checks etc and can be prosecuted when they don’t. The changes will mean firms that fail to conduct right to work checks will face civil penalties of up to £60,000 per worker. In serious cases, employers may face a criminal conviction, carrying a prison sentence of up to five years and an unlimited fine.
I’m not saying the immigration and small boat problem is resolved, but having regard to the above, I think it’s fair to say Mahmood has done a lot more than most, if not all of her recent predecessors. | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 21:17 - Oct 16 with 1008 views | majorraglan |
| Andy Burnham on 16:43 - Oct 16 by Scotia |
She's probably the most successful minister since Nadim Zahawi as vaccine minister, and that was a very narrow remit, I'd love to know what she's doing wrong |
There’s always more that can be done, but to be fair she’s making more progress than many of her predecessors. This has been an issue for years and it’s going to take a fair while to sort it out. Changes to the legislation is a great start as is investing in staff to process outstanding claims, previously things were allowed to drift as staff numbers were cut due to “austerity.”
If people actually took the time to check things out from a range of different sources and research things themselves, they may have a more informed perspective. What Mahmood is doing isn’t rocket science, most of the things Mahmood is doing could have been done years ago - but they weren’t. She appears to be grasping the nettle where others have failed.
FWIW I’d also like to see her take a similar approach to dealing with Pakistan (as she has with the DRC, Eritrea etc) re their failure to take back the Rochdale offenders, however I suspect that’s a lot more complicated because of cooperation and intelligence sharing between the countries with regards to other issues in that area. | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 21:18 - Oct 16 with 1002 views | Gwyn737 |
| Andy Burnham on 21:17 - Oct 16 by majorraglan |
There’s always more that can be done, but to be fair she’s making more progress than many of her predecessors. This has been an issue for years and it’s going to take a fair while to sort it out. Changes to the legislation is a great start as is investing in staff to process outstanding claims, previously things were allowed to drift as staff numbers were cut due to “austerity.”
If people actually took the time to check things out from a range of different sources and research things themselves, they may have a more informed perspective. What Mahmood is doing isn’t rocket science, most of the things Mahmood is doing could have been done years ago - but they weren’t. She appears to be grasping the nettle where others have failed.
FWIW I’d also like to see her take a similar approach to dealing with Pakistan (as she has with the DRC, Eritrea etc) re their failure to take back the Rochdale offenders, however I suspect that’s a lot more complicated because of cooperation and intelligence sharing between the countries with regards to other issues in that area. |
It’s so hard to get any good news out these days.
Rage is a money maker. | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 21:25 - Oct 16 with 1001 views | max936 |
| Andy Burnham on 21:03 - Oct 16 by majorraglan |
You got a link to this news program because there’s no evidence or record of UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood saying that "immigrants have more rights than British people" on the news or any other programme come to that. What seems to be taking place is that this story line is being pedalled on the ever reliable internet when there is no substance to it, people are reading it and taking it as gospel without checking to see if it’s correct.
So far, Shabana Mahmood has introduced an overhaul of the UK's immigration and asylum framework, with measures focusing on tightening settlement criteria, restricting loopholes, and using visa leverage to enforce returns.
Key legislative and policy actions introduced by Mahmood to deter migration and manage the system include:
1. Significantly Extending Settlement Waiting Periods
Mahmood introduced structural changes to permanent settlement rights to lower net long-term migration numbers:
Work and Student Migrants: The government proposed doubling the qualifying period required for most migrant workers to earn Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), shifting the timeframe from 5 years to 10 years.
Asylum Seekers: Under the major Immigration and Asylum Bill, refugees granted asylum are shifted to temporary status. They face up to a 20-year wait before they can apply to settle permanently, during which time their refugee status will be regularly reviewed, and they may be told to return home if their country is deemed safe. That is very contentious and she’s getting pushback from quite a few MP’s.
Closing Legal Loopholes and Human Rights Abuse: In October, Mahmood tabled targeted amendments to the Immigration and Asylum Bill explicitly designed to stop migrants and foreign criminals from avoiding deportation. The proposed changes include
Closeing Article 8 (Right to Privacy and Family Life) loopholes used by individuals misrepresenting their family circumstances to stay in the UK.
Cracking down on individuals lodging last-minute asylum claims as a delaying tactic.
Introduce a means-tested scheme where asylum seekers are ordered to pay approximately £10,000 each for their state-funded living costs or face a denial of settled status.
She’s also pursued diplomatic penalties and developed a strategy of targeting nations that refuse to take back citizens who have no legal right to remain in the UK:
Eritrea: In October 2026, she threatened a complete visa ban on Eritreans after the nation refused to accept returns. Additionally, Eritrean diplomats were barred from travelling more than 60 kilometres (37 miles) outside of London without Foreign Office permission.
Egypt: She signed a migration agreement that reduces the processing time to return unapproved Egyptian nationals by roughly 90% (dropping from 30 weeks down to 3 weeks).
Other Nations: Following similar visa-restriction threats, countries like Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enhanced their returns cooperation, allowing the UK to run active deportation flights.
According to Home Office figures released in late 2026, arrivals via small boats dropped by 40% compared to the same period in the prior year, while total returns and deportations rose by 8% to exceed 40,600 over a 12-month period.
On the 30th of June the Government introduced an updated draft code of practice on preventing illegal working. The legislation went live at the start of this month and increases the scope of the term employment so that people illegally working in the gig economy, food delivery workers etc are now covered by the legislation and employers have to do checks etc and can be prosecuted when they don’t. The changes will mean firms that fail to conduct right to work checks will face civil penalties of up to £60,000 per worker. In serious cases, employers may face a criminal conviction, carrying a prison sentence of up to five years and an unlimited fine.
I’m not saying the immigration and small boat problem is resolved, but having regard to the above, I think it’s fair to say Mahmood has done a lot more than most, if not all of her recent predecessors. |
No I haven't got a link just because you haven't heard it doesn't mean it wasn't said and vice versa in fairness, I was told it I never heard it from any news source internet or otherwise, but she has said that the "far right" should be policed by any means and banned face coverings, but obviously not for all  | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 17:07 - Oct 29 with 434 views | howenjack |
| Andy Burnham on 23:31 - Oct 15 by max936 |
All she's doing is encouraging more and more to come here, whilst trying to silence the people wanting to stop it, anyone with different views to her is a violent far right trouble maker according to her, these lefties and Palestinian supports are free to cover their faces, but no one else, yeah she's doing a wonderful job by costing the taxpayers billions. |
https://www.dailymail.com/news | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 19:23 - Oct 29 with 399 views | Demitrius |
Until there are machine gun nests on the South Coast riddling the invaders with bullets as they step out of their dinghies I won't be celebrating any wishy washy progress on this issue.
I am not as you may have gathered a liberal... |  |
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| Andy Burnham on 20:27 - Oct 29 with 356 views | max936 |
| Andy Burnham on 19:23 - Oct 29 by Demitrius |
Until there are machine gun nests on the South Coast riddling the invaders with bullets as they step out of their dinghies I won't be celebrating any wishy washy progress on this issue.
I am not as you may have gathered a liberal... |
This looks worrying, I know its a Daily Mail, but it still looks worrying.
https://www.dailymail.com/news | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 02:31 - Oct 30 with 307 views | Robbie |
This fraud still will not address the chaotic Welfare Bill in the UK we face and rising .
John Healy as per all Politicians said a lot of hot air but said nothing at the end of waffle .
Biggest issue is Welfare and another dodge the questions asked and fudge it .
Starmer as much as he was usless did try to reform welfare but was shouted down by his own Back benchers , think of our voters mun so lets not upset them .
Good news is a jar of gherkins is coming down it price though , beyond belief and you cannot make it up even from this lot , [Post edited 30 Oct 2:36]
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| Andy Burnham on 08:58 - Oct 30 with 222 views | streetlyjack |
| Andy Burnham on 21:03 - Oct 16 by majorraglan |
You got a link to this news program because there’s no evidence or record of UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood saying that "immigrants have more rights than British people" on the news or any other programme come to that. What seems to be taking place is that this story line is being pedalled on the ever reliable internet when there is no substance to it, people are reading it and taking it as gospel without checking to see if it’s correct.
So far, Shabana Mahmood has introduced an overhaul of the UK's immigration and asylum framework, with measures focusing on tightening settlement criteria, restricting loopholes, and using visa leverage to enforce returns.
Key legislative and policy actions introduced by Mahmood to deter migration and manage the system include:
1. Significantly Extending Settlement Waiting Periods
Mahmood introduced structural changes to permanent settlement rights to lower net long-term migration numbers:
Work and Student Migrants: The government proposed doubling the qualifying period required for most migrant workers to earn Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR), shifting the timeframe from 5 years to 10 years.
Asylum Seekers: Under the major Immigration and Asylum Bill, refugees granted asylum are shifted to temporary status. They face up to a 20-year wait before they can apply to settle permanently, during which time their refugee status will be regularly reviewed, and they may be told to return home if their country is deemed safe. That is very contentious and she’s getting pushback from quite a few MP’s.
Closing Legal Loopholes and Human Rights Abuse: In October, Mahmood tabled targeted amendments to the Immigration and Asylum Bill explicitly designed to stop migrants and foreign criminals from avoiding deportation. The proposed changes include
Closeing Article 8 (Right to Privacy and Family Life) loopholes used by individuals misrepresenting their family circumstances to stay in the UK.
Cracking down on individuals lodging last-minute asylum claims as a delaying tactic.
Introduce a means-tested scheme where asylum seekers are ordered to pay approximately £10,000 each for their state-funded living costs or face a denial of settled status.
She’s also pursued diplomatic penalties and developed a strategy of targeting nations that refuse to take back citizens who have no legal right to remain in the UK:
Eritrea: In October 2026, she threatened a complete visa ban on Eritreans after the nation refused to accept returns. Additionally, Eritrean diplomats were barred from travelling more than 60 kilometres (37 miles) outside of London without Foreign Office permission.
Egypt: She signed a migration agreement that reduces the processing time to return unapproved Egyptian nationals by roughly 90% (dropping from 30 weeks down to 3 weeks).
Other Nations: Following similar visa-restriction threats, countries like Angola, Namibia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) enhanced their returns cooperation, allowing the UK to run active deportation flights.
According to Home Office figures released in late 2026, arrivals via small boats dropped by 40% compared to the same period in the prior year, while total returns and deportations rose by 8% to exceed 40,600 over a 12-month period.
On the 30th of June the Government introduced an updated draft code of practice on preventing illegal working. The legislation went live at the start of this month and increases the scope of the term employment so that people illegally working in the gig economy, food delivery workers etc are now covered by the legislation and employers have to do checks etc and can be prosecuted when they don’t. The changes will mean firms that fail to conduct right to work checks will face civil penalties of up to £60,000 per worker. In serious cases, employers may face a criminal conviction, carrying a prison sentence of up to five years and an unlimited fine.
I’m not saying the immigration and small boat problem is resolved, but having regard to the above, I think it’s fair to say Mahmood has done a lot more than most, if not all of her recent predecessors. |
This is where the immigration policies of the UK fail their citizens, the framework for immigration has holes all through it and more importantly is not governed effectively which is why the third world sees us as an easy target.
The Aussies have it spot on they adhere to the migration act 1958 which puts any illegal immigrants into a detention facility usually offshore whilst they process them and deport them if they have no valid reason to seek asylum, no bus trips, no hotels or mobile phones - our solution was to place a barge into dock at Dorset...
One strong immigration policy for all will stop all of this p'ssing about trying to negotiate with individual countries to return their people. Just looks like we are making it up as we go along. Absolute Charlatans the lot of them. I would personally bring back the Bibby Stockholm, fill it with this useless mob and sink the bugger - one problem solved at least.  | |
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| Andy Burnham on 09:34 - Oct 30 with 195 views | jack_lord |
| Andy Burnham on 08:58 - Oct 30 by streetlyjack |
This is where the immigration policies of the UK fail their citizens, the framework for immigration has holes all through it and more importantly is not governed effectively which is why the third world sees us as an easy target.
The Aussies have it spot on they adhere to the migration act 1958 which puts any illegal immigrants into a detention facility usually offshore whilst they process them and deport them if they have no valid reason to seek asylum, no bus trips, no hotels or mobile phones - our solution was to place a barge into dock at Dorset...
One strong immigration policy for all will stop all of this p'ssing about trying to negotiate with individual countries to return their people. Just looks like we are making it up as we go along. Absolute Charlatans the lot of them. I would personally bring back the Bibby Stockholm, fill it with this useless mob and sink the bugger - one problem solved at least. |
Australia and UK - comparing apples with pears.
Australia is not bound by ECHR
Geographical constraints for UK not being able to turn back boats whereas Australia can
etc; etc;
It would be great otherwise |  |
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| Andy Burnham on 12:01 - Oct 30 with 168 views | Boundy |
| Andy Burnham on 16:40 - Oct 16 by Gwyn737 |
We’re approaching November and small boat crossings are down 40% on last year.
Polarised politics means some are unable to bring themselves to say this is a good thing. [Post edited 16 Oct 16:59]
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Indeed we are approaching November, you know the time of year when the autumn storms are present , down 40% meaning there’s still over 60% still entering illegally and still 60% still sponging off the state , great news 🤔 | |
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| Andy Burnham on 14:39 - Oct 30 with 122 views | Gwyn737 |
| Andy Burnham on 12:01 - Oct 30 by Boundy |
Indeed we are approaching November, you know the time of year when the autumn storms are present , down 40% meaning there’s still over 60% still entering illegally and still 60% still sponging off the state , great news 🤔 |
So not a good thing then.
I think that proves my point. | | | |
| Andy Burnham on 16:29 - Oct 30 with 87 views | Wingstandwood |
| Andy Burnham on 14:39 - Oct 30 by Gwyn737 |
So not a good thing then.
I think that proves my point. |
Aye, put on party hats and celebrate!
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| Andy Burnham on 17:20 - Oct 30 with 44 views | Gwyn737 |
| Andy Burnham on 16:29 - Oct 30 by Wingstandwood |
Aye, put on party hats and celebrate!
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It’s awful.
I’m glad that the numbers doing it are 40% down. | | | |
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