“You’re not a Nigel Farage tribute act” – Chuka Umunna slams Theresa May over immigration

Theresa May yesterday came in for criticism from Chuka Umunna over her hardline stance on immigration, with the Labour MP accusing the Home Secretary of acting like a “Nigel Farage tribute act”.

The heated exchange came during a questioning of May by the Home Affairs Select Committee, of which Umunna is a member. He slammed the future Tory leadership hopeful’s speech to her party conference in September, saying that the speech had been “irresponsible and pandering to anti-immigration sentiment.”

“You’re not some Nigel Farage tribute act, you are the Home Secretary,” Umunna said. “The language you used, I do not think was responsible or temperate, and that’s what people expect from a Home Secretary.

“They might not expect it of Nigel Farage, but they expect it of you,” he warned the Cabinet minister.

You can watch the exchange below, or the full meeting here.