{"id":53604,"date":"2026-07-02T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/53604\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T07:00:00","slug":"planet-normal-labours-new-migration-policies-will-create-a-burnham-bump-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/53604\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Normal: Labour\u2019s new migration policies will create a \u2018Burnham bump\u2019 | Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Planet Normal: Labour\u2019s new migration policies will create a \u2018Burnham bump\u2019 | Podcast\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bW3b5qKQP6I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nPlanet Normal: Labour\u2019s new migration policies will create a \u2018Burnham bump\u2019 | Podcast<br \/>\n<br \/>\nCo-pilot Pearson returns from her break in Sicily to find political chaos in full swing following Keir Starmer&#8217;s resignation announcement last week.<\/p>\n<p>Liam and Allison dissect Andy Burnham&#8217;s bid for the top job, with Liam labeling him &#8220;Boris in a bomber jacket&#8221; and questioning whether his tax-heavy vision of &#8220;Manchesterism&#8221; can survive economic reality.<\/p>\n<p>Allison reflects on The Telegraph&#8217;s recent Brexit event and attacks Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood\u2019s new immigration reforms as a &#8220;tissue of lies&#8221; that fails to address the open-border crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Stowing away this week is Research Director at the Centre for Migration Control, Rob Bates who tells your co-pilots why Labour\u2019s asylum and immigration changes could create another \u2018wave\u2019 of migration to the UK<\/p>\n<p>Highlights:<br \/>\n&#8211; Planet Normal: Labour\u2019s new migration policies will create a Burnham \u2018bump\u2019<br \/>\n&#8211; The Illusion of Manchesterism: Burnham is the wrong answer to the UK&#8217;s looming fiscal cliff<br \/>\n&#8211; The Sinking Immigration System: Allison slams the Home Secretary\u2019s asylum reforms as a &#8220;tissue of lies&#8221; that serves as a giant welcome mat.<br \/>\n&#8211; The Lockdown Tech Tragedy: How smartphones and isolation turned a generation of bright children into tech-addicted &#8220;zombies&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day&#8217;s biggest stories, every morning. telegraph.co.uk\/fromtheeditor |<br \/>\nRead Allison \u2018Welcome to Burnham\u2019s No 10 North \u2013 fuelled by gravy, Surrey cash and delusion\u2018: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/07\/01\/welcome-burnham-no-10-north\/ |<br \/>\nRead Allison \u2018Shabana Mahmood\u2019s migration plan will light the spark on civil unrest\u2018:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/dont-be-fooled-by-shabana-mahmoods-smoke-mirrors-migration\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Allison: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/a\/ak-ao\/allison-pearson\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam \u2018Britain\u2019s next prime minister shouldn\u2019t bet on peace in the Gulf\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2026\/06\/28\/britains-next-prime-minister-shouldnt-bet-on-peace-in-gulf\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam \u2018Our football team was at the heart of Blair\u2019s Labour. Now, Burnham is leading a comeback\u2019:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/06\/25\/demon-eyes-new-labour-football-team-shaped-politics\/ |<br \/>\nRead more from Liam: https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/liam-halligan\/ |<br \/>\nRead Liam\u2019s Substack: https:\/\/liamhalligan.substack.com\/ |<br \/>\nNeed help subscribing or reviewing? 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