Labour should lead on reforming citizenship rules
Citizenship rules have changed significantly over the past decade. The use of citizenship tests, the revised guidelines for…
Immigration
Labour carrying out seat-by-seat UKIP risk assessment
Labour have devised a plan, dubbed the “Ribena test”, to assess the threat of UKIP to the party.…
Politicians who recognise that Cameron is wrong on immigration must have the conviction to say so
On Tuesday, David Cameron said Britain would be a “better, stronger country” with fewer migrants. So, if you’re a…
The Sunnyfesto
Yesterday, the Sun Newspaper set out its ‘Sunifesto’ for Britain; today here’s my response – a ‘Sunnyfesto’. (Note:…
Labour criticise Government’s decision to deny grandparents visa for five-year-old’s funeral
Yesterday, it emerged that the grandparents and auntie of Andrea Gada – a five-year-old girl who was killed…
Labour shouldn’t try to score political points off the back of asylum seekers
“Just one migrant a week sent back to Calais” screams the front page of the Daily Mail today.…
The way to beat UKIP is to “confront” them, says Tristram Hunt
Labour can’t afford to ignore or pander to UKIP, we can only defeat them by taking them on,…
The NHS is more important to voters than immigration, poll finds
The NHS has overtaken immigration as the top election priority for most voters. A poll conducted by ComRes…
It’s time Labour challenged the toxicity of the immigration debate
Yesterday the excitement over the Conservative’s manifesto made it clear once again that the toxic debate about immigration…
Will Cameron condemn his latest Euro allies for growing links to Germany’s far right?
One of the surest signs of David Cameron’s continued inability to control the Europhobic right of his party…
