Farage and Burnham clash on social media over GMCA migrant support programme
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Kirstie McCrum, Andrew Bardsley
Summary
Nigel Farage and Andy Burnham engaged in a heated social media dispute over a Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) initiative that provides housing and benefits support for migrants. Farage, citing a Telegraph report, alleged the GMCA spends over £700,000 assisting migrants, including illegal immigrants, in accessing housing and benefits. Burnham accused Farage of being 'desperate' and defended the programme, leading to a public clash between the two politicians on the issue of migrant support.
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The Clacton MP and the Mayor of Greater Manchester traded barbs online after the Reform UK leader alleged that a Greater Manchester Combined Authority-led initiative was helping illegal immigrants secure housing and benefits.
Mr Farage referenced a Telegraph report which suggested the GMCA spends more than £700,000 assisting migrants in accessing
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