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As home secretary Shabana Mahmood announces her controversial migration plans, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the political context that has led to this announcement and why the timing for Andy Burnham – who is out of the country – is very convenient for him You can read Pippa’s story about reparations for the transatlantic slave trade here Send your questions for Pippa and Kiran to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com You can watch Politics Weekly on our YouTube channel here Continue reading

Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wife A government-chartered plane taking Andy Burnham to a Commonwealth summit in the Caribbean made a stop-off in Manchester to collect him, Downing Street has said. The decision, which will have been more financially and environmentally costly than if the prime minister had travelled to London, leaves him open to accusations of hypocrisy after Labour repeatedly criticised Rishi Sunak f

Labour's ruling National Executive Committee sets out where it is cutting ties with the Greens.

At the heart of the debate around legal migration are contested notions of fairness, our political editor writes.