Andy Burnham cornered as devastating EU migration figures shatter the great Rejoiner myth

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Andy Burnham's plans for a closer relationship with Europe could face a major challenge over immigration, with new figures raising questions over whether EU cooperation would significantly improve the UK's ability to remove illegal migrants.Analysis of European migration data suggests the Dublin system, which allowed countries to return asylum seekers to the EU state they first entered, resulted in only a small proportion of transfers being completed.Figures highlighted by Facts4EU show just 14.9 per cent of requests between EU countries resulted in returns in 2025, while the UK's own record during its final years as a member saw only five per cent of requests accepted.The figures come as Burnham, who has previously spoken of wanting closer ties with the EU, faces pressure to set out how he would tackle illegal migration while pursuing a European reset.

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