Anti-Apartheid activist Jerry Dammers demanded an amnesty for unauthorised immigrants Britain at the annual STUC St Andrew's Day rally in Glasgow on Saturday.
The founder of chart-toppers The Specials and author of political pop classic Free Nelson Mandela said media myths played into the agenda of Ukip and mainstream parties that go along with it.
Mr Dammers said: "The media always confuse what they call 'illegal' immigrants and asylum-seekers. Some asylum-seekers could be sent back to their deaths."
ROZ FOYER explains the significance and tradition of today’s St Andrew’s Day March and Rally
DIANE ABBOTT MP argues that Labour’s proposals contained in the recent white paper won’t actually bring down immigration numbers or win support from Reform voters — but they will succeed in making politics more nasty and poisonous



