Andy Burnham is not happy with the home secretary's asylum shake-up.

Andy Burnham has hit out at home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s asylum crackdown, saying it will leave many migrants who have come to the UK “in limbo”.

The Manchester mayor is the most senior Labour figure to criticise the shake-up, which has already caused deep splits within the party.

Under the proposals, the length of time asylum seekers would have to wait to gain permanent residency in Britain would quadruple from five to 20 years.

Their status would also be reviewed every two-and-a-half years, and if their home country was deemed to be safe, they would be sent back.

On Radio 4′s Today programme on Thursday, Burnham said: “I agree that Shabana Mahmood is right to grasp this nettle and have root and........

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