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8:30Now Playing“Clearly [immigration] is an issue on the doorstep there in Makerfield.”
Andy Burnham’s new policy to rip up asylum hotel contracts aims to “win over” voters in Makerfield, but also the general public too, says Alain Tolhurst, chief reporter at Politics Home.
Alain Tolhurst was speaking to Salma El-Wardany and Guto Harri on Times Radio Breakfast. Listen live every day, 6–10am.
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