PMQs verdict: What have we learned? That Westminster has tried and failed to control immigration?
You could tell early on that PMQs was going to be…different, this week. The Prime Minister was sat…
Immigration
Immigration should be addressed in a way consistent with Labour values
Last week, Ed Miliband announced some proposals to tackle immigration, setting out what Labour’s plan on the issue…
David Blunkett backs Fallon’s “swamped” comments
Former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett has backed comments made by Tory minister Michael Fallon, who at the…
Tory party splits on show after minister’s ‘swamped with immigrants’ comment
Michael Fallon, the Tory Defence Secretary, is coming under fire for saying that British towns were “under siege”…
Fortune is favouring Labour, again. It’s time to take advantage
Right, let’s get this straight. You can’t say “swamped”, but “under siege” is ok. “Swamped” should have been replaced…
For our immigration policy, Labour should forget the Tories and look to Europe
Three quarters want fewer foreigners. Disillusioned voters have flocked to the radical right. The Government and Commission are…
Britain needs to renegotiate its relationship with the real world
British politics is peculiarly dominated by the relationship between this country and the rest of the world. Margaret…
Miliband sets out 5 point immigration reform plan (but won’t join “Operation Pander”)
Ed Miliband is in Rochester today, where he’s campaigning for the party’s by-election candidate Naushabah Khan against what…
“An important contribution to the immigration debate”? The poisonous rhetoric of Cameron’s Lords nominee
Andrew Green has been nominated by David Cameron to be a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords.…
What does the new Shadow Europe Minister mean for Labour’s position on free movement
The biggest story of last night’s mini-reshuffle was the return of Pat McFadden to Labour’s frontbenches, as Shadow…
