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Tories rush through anti-migrant law
Party aims to turn bankers into border guards despite warnings

A vicious scheme to turn landlords, bank staff and NHS workers into virtual border guards was rushed through the Commons yesterday.

Despite grim warnings from some Labour and Lib Dem MPs, the government's Immigration Bill was set to clear its second reading.

Hours before the debate began, human rights lobbyists gathered outside Parliament urging MPs to reject the Bill.

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