Leading Tory and Labour politicians rushed to announce punitive measures against immigrants yesterday in order to woo bigoted voters away from Ukip.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith announced in the Daily Mail that immigrants from the EU will lose all entitlement to housing benefit from April.
This is in addition to a new ban on claiming out-of-work benefits until they have been living in Britain for three months.
A new generation of right-wing politicians have shifted from promoting deregulation to championing anti-migrant politics warns SOLOMON HUGHES
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
DIANE ABBOTT explodes the anti-migrant myths perpetrated by cynical politicians and an irresponsible mass media



