The Tory immigration clampdown is a game of divide and rule
Working-class unity against racism must be paramount, writes KEVIN OVENDEN

THE Tories’ planned immigration restrictions are a thinly veiled attempt at divide and rule.
Does anyone truly believe that a government of millionaires, opposed to unions and workers’ rights, is suddenly motivated by a burning ambition to improve our pay and living standards? That Jacob Rees-Mogg wants a better life for them below stairs?
The labour movement ought to be united in opposing the scapegoating plan.
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