Labour MPs Diane Abbott, Harry Cohen and Jeremy Corbyn join hunger-striking refugees aboard the British government immigrant detention prison ship, the Earl William at the port of Harwich, Essex
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A COMMUNITY leader who campaigned for the closure of a prison ship for asylum-seekers in the 1980s urged the government today to learn the lessons of the past.
Ministers are giving “serious consideration” to the idea of converting retired ferries into refugee-processing centres, according to reports in the Times.
But this isn’t the first time that incarcerating asylum-seekers on ships has been suggested. The idea was put into practice in 1986 when the government rented a ferry called the Earl Williams to house dozens of detainees.
Labour cannot win another election by accommodating racism, instead it should focus on finding solutions to social concerns that too often seek scapegoats, writes DIANE ABBOTT
ROY WILKES takes issue with those on the left who argue immigration lowers wages — dividing resident and migrant workers only strengthens capitalist exploitation
