15 facts that prove the Tory immigration system isn’t fit for purpose
While parliament is gridlocked over Brexit, far more has happened than trying to work out how to move…
Brexit isn’t reducing net migration. Here’s four steps Labour should take on immigration
The march towards Brexit was widely expected to lead more migrants to leave. As Theresa May claims she…
Brexit doesn’t mean Theresa May will reach her net migration target
Public concern about controls on immigration helped fuel support for the Leave campaign. Brexit would enable the government…
Rudd had to go, but that’s not enough – the Home Office needs a culture change
Over the weekend Amber Rudd became another casualty of the Prime Minister’s “hostile environment” policy. Theresa May has…
Theresa May’s hostile environment strategy just isn’t working
The heartbreaking stories emerging of people from the Windrush generation have been shocking. Invited to Britain, then targeted for…
The Brexodus effect is not what you might think
Net migration has fallen slightly by 29,000 to 244,000 in the year ending September 2017 according to the latest figures published…
Why I’m thrilled by Diane Abbott’s immigration speech
Our immigration rules are badly in need of urgent reform. Yesterday’s speech by shadow home secretary Diane Abbott addresses a…
Labour must take the lead on immigration after new report shows government failure
The Home Affairs Committee published its latest report about the Home Office’s handling of Brexit, and it is damning. It…
May’s migration pledge is a poisoned chalice but Labour can regain public trust
Despite consistently making a pledge to cut net migration to the “tens of thousands” from historic highs post-2010,…
We can detoxify the immigration debate by making fees on migrants more transparent
Last week’s Budget by Philip Hammond was a disappointment on several fronts. Britain faces another 17 long years of falling…