{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/691e1ba47886054fec1888a0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Reeves reverse ferret and Mahmood's immigration gamble","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65804e0f1585de00125ded2d/1763588791483-689ddb68-e9e8-4e50-99cf-4127a712d1d1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week the Rocket welcomes former Prime Minister Liz Truss to discuss next week’s Budget as well as the co-pilots diving into the latest political issues. From the dramatic U-turn on immigration by the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, to the creeping tax rises hidden in Rachel Reeves's upcoming budget, there’s more than enough madness to unpack.</p><p><br></p><p>They ask if the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's new rhetoric to crack down on immigration is real, and will her plans work? Alison dissects the proposals, arguing that a new 'work and study' route for migrants is a disaster and a perverse incentive to enter the UK illegally. Liam, while acknowledging the political risk for Mahmood, suggests the reforms are more rhetorical than real.</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. <a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><p>Read Allison ‘Why Tesco Cancelled Christmas’:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/19/why-tesco-cancelled-christmas/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/19/why-tesco-cancelled-christmas/</a> |</p><p>Read Allison: ‘Why Shabana Mahmood’s asylum plans won’t make a blind bit of difference’:</p><p>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11/18/shabana-mahmood-misguided-asylum-plans/ |</p><p>Read more from Allison: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/a/ak-ao/allison-pearson/</a> |&nbsp;</p><p>Read Liam ‘Milei’s ‘shock therapy’ makes Britain’s current reforms look utterly feeble’: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/16/mileis-shock-therapy-britains-current-reforms-look-feeble/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/11/16/mileis-shock-therapy-britains-current-reforms-look-feeble/</a> |</p><p>Read more from Liam: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/liam-halligan/</a> |</p><p>Read Liam’s Substack: <a href=\"https://liamhalligan.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://liamhalligan.substack.com/</a> |</p><p>Need help subscribing or reviewing? Learn more about podcasts here:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/podcasts/podcast-can-find-best-ones-listen/</a> |</p><p>Email: planetnormal@telegraph.co.uk |</p><p>For 30 days’ free access to The Telegraph: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/normal</a> |</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}