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LABOUR slammed the government’s “rank hypocrisy” today for slamming the door on foreign care and health workers by steaming ahead with its immigration Bill.
Shadow home secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds declared that Labour would not support the Bill, which had its second reading in the Commons today, because it poses a “threat to our national interest.”
He said: “It is rank hypocrisy towards our NHS and care workers — over 180,000 in England and Wales alone — to stand and clap for them on a Thursday night and then tell them that they are not welcome in the UK on a Monday.
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
ALAN SIMPSON warns that Starmer’s triangulation strategy will fail just as New Labour’s did, with each rightward move by Labour pushing Tories further right
Unions and campaigners condemn Home Secretary after government confirms scrapping of care worker visas
Secret consultation documents finally released after the Morning Star’s two-year freedom of information battle show the Home Office misrepresented public opinion, claiming support for policies that most respondents actually strongly criticised as dangerous and unfair, writes SOLOMON HUGHES