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Labour was wrong on immigration, admits Miliband as he plans to introduce new policy
Leader says 'low-skill migration has been too high' in new broadcast
Pledge to introduce 'One Nation immigration policy' for many not the few
But still no detail on how the party would cut immigration
By GERRI PEEV
PUBLISHED: 00:40, 6 March 2013 | UPDATED: 00:41, 6 March 2013
Labour leader Ed Miliband says his party will pledge to introduce a new immigration policy
Ed Miliband will admit today that Labour was wrong on immigration and let too many low-skilled migrants into Britain.
In a party political broadcast tonight, the Labour leader will pledge to introduce a ‘One Nation immigration policy’ for the many and not the few.
But his party, which has consistently refused to support a cap on numbers, will again fail to spell out any firm policies to cut immigration.
In an astonishing about-face, Mr Miliband will say: ‘Low-skill migration has been too high and we need to bring it down.
‘That means the maximum transitional controls for new countries coming in from Eastern Europe, it means properly enforcing the minimum wage so people aren’t brought here to undercut workers already here, and it means proper training for people here so that they have a fighting chance of filling the vacancies that exist.
‘There’s nothing wrong in employing people from abroad but the rules need to be fair so that local people get a fair crack of the whip.’
In an attempt to distance himself from Labour’s ‘open-door’ immigration policy, which let hundreds of thousands of migrants from new EU countries come to Britain, he will add that it is ‘not prejudiced when people worry about immigration, it’s understandable’
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Mr Miliband will say that every foreigner who settles in Britain should learn English, and all public-sector workers who deal directly with the public must be able to speak English.
But a Tory source said: ‘Vague rhetoric about One Nation does nothing to explain how Labour would control the number of people coming into Britain.’
Labour's public health spokesman Diane Abbott appeared to torpedo Ed Miliband's plans saying the party would not pander to 'anti-immigrant' feelings
Diane Abbott appeared to torpedo Mr Miliband’s change of tack, insisting Labour would not pander to ‘anti-immigrant’ feelings.
Writing in the New Statesman magazine, Labour’s public health spokesman wrote: ‘There is no path to victory for the Labour Party through the thickets of anti-immigrant politics.’
The news came as Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said migrants could face a minimum period before they could claim tax credits and out-of-work benefits.
Sources said it could be introduced before the lifting of restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants this year.
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Leader says 'low-skill migration has been too high' in new broadcast
Pledge to introduce 'One Nation immigration policy' for many not the few
But still no detail on how the party would cut immigration
By GERRI PEEV
PUBLISHED: 00:40, 6 March 2013 | UPDATED: 00:41, 6 March 2013
Labour leader Ed Miliband says his party will pledge to introduce a new immigration policy
Ed Miliband will admit today that Labour was wrong on immigration and let too many low-skilled migrants into Britain.
In a party political broadcast tonight, the Labour leader will pledge to introduce a ‘One Nation immigration policy’ for the many and not the few.
But his party, which has consistently refused to support a cap on numbers, will again fail to spell out any firm policies to cut immigration.
In an astonishing about-face, Mr Miliband will say: ‘Low-skill migration has been too high and we need to bring it down.
‘That means the maximum transitional controls for new countries coming in from Eastern Europe, it means properly enforcing the minimum wage so people aren’t brought here to undercut workers already here, and it means proper training for people here so that they have a fighting chance of filling the vacancies that exist.
‘There’s nothing wrong in employing people from abroad but the rules need to be fair so that local people get a fair crack of the whip.’
In an attempt to distance himself from Labour’s ‘open-door’ immigration policy, which let hundreds of thousands of migrants from new EU countries come to Britain, he will add that it is ‘not prejudiced when people worry about immigration, it’s understandable’
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Mr Miliband will say that every foreigner who settles in Britain should learn English, and all public-sector workers who deal directly with the public must be able to speak English.
But a Tory source said: ‘Vague rhetoric about One Nation does nothing to explain how Labour would control the number of people coming into Britain.’
Labour's public health spokesman Diane Abbott appeared to torpedo Ed Miliband's plans saying the party would not pander to 'anti-immigrant' feelings
Diane Abbott appeared to torpedo Mr Miliband’s change of tack, insisting Labour would not pander to ‘anti-immigrant’ feelings.
Writing in the New Statesman magazine, Labour’s public health spokesman wrote: ‘There is no path to victory for the Labour Party through the thickets of anti-immigrant politics.’
The news came as Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said migrants could face a minimum period before they could claim tax credits and out-of-work benefits.
Sources said it could be introduced before the lifting of restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian immigrants this year.
Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2288779/Labour-wrong-immigration-admits-Miliband-plans-introduce-new-policy.html#ixzz2MkImzaj7
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