Sentences with phrase «labour immigration minister»

Mrs May hit back with a quote of her own, from former Labour immigration minister - and current shadow digital minister - Liam Byrne, talking about «flushing out» illegal immigrants.

She said: «As the Prime Minister raised today, it was a Labour immigration minister who first used the term hostile environment, wanting to and I quote, «flush out illegal immigrants» and a decision as the Prime Minister said, was taken originally by a Labour administration.

Liberal Democrat Elwyn Watkins, who brought the legal action which stripped the former Labour immigration minister of the seat, was defeated in May by a mere 103 votes.

«Ukip's campaign needs to be exposed for what it is, a racist campaign,» fomer Labour immigration minister Barbara Roche said.

Not exact matches

David Cameron pledged to reduce immigration to «tens of thousands» rather than «hundreds of thousands» in order to ease the pressure on public services and the former Labour welfare Minister, Frank Field, supported this.

Labour, which usually attacks from the right when it comes to immigration, also criticised the vans, with shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant branding them «ill - judged».

Whenthe new immigration minister James Brokenshire attacked what he called the «wealthy, metropolitan elite» for benefiting from cheap foreign labour, it's unlikely he meant to point the finger at the Prime Mminister James Brokenshire attacked what he called the «wealthy, metropolitan elite» for benefiting from cheap foreign labour, it's unlikely he meant to point the finger at the Prime MinisterMinister.

But the Tory immigration minister Damian Green attacked Denham for not condemning the level of immigration while Labour was in power.

The Labour shadow health minister said the party was danger of entering into a «downward spiral» with the Tories on immigration, after Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby joined David Cameron's team.

In a long speech at the start of the immigration debate, which saw her accused of time - wasting (ministers want to avoid further Tory rebellions) she insisted that all she was doing was doing was restoring the position that applied before Labour changed the law in 2006.

«UK immigration officials have been on the receiving end of a four - letter outburst by former Home Office minister», the hon. Member for Slough, who «told a conference of a Labour think tank that the job could corrupt «even quite good and moral» people.»

Labour MP David Lammy is to ask ministers about the immigration status of Windrush Generationchildren.

It was only two years ago that a Labour Home Office Minister, the hon. Member for Slough (Fiona Mactaggart), who was in the Chamber earlier, described immigration officers in somewhat unparliamentary language.

The senior Labour MP also accused the prime minister of prioritising greater immigration controls over the health of the UK economy as she headed towards triggering Brexit early next year.

Labour created the position of Immigration Minister to bring real focus to these issues right across government.

The shadow minister says Labour must start talking honestly about immigration in the EU debate

The nadir came in the ghastly encounter between Gordon Brown and Labour supporter Gillian Duffy on the campaign trail in Rochdale last May, when the prime minister angrily dismissed Duffy's views on immigration as «bigoted».

The clash between the Prime Minister and Ms Cooper came as Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Ms May of knowing «full well» of the problems faced by the Windrush generation, and called on the Government to ditch «bogus immigration targets that have driven this hostile culture».

Chris Bryant, Labour's shadow immigration minister, said Cameron «surrendered to his backbenchers - isn't he ashamed of himself?»

Mr Galloway also commented on Phil Woolas» disowning by Labour, calling the former immigration minister his «apprentice».

Immigration minister Phil Woolas and Labour backbencher Margaret Moran have threatened legal action over the veracity of expenses claims published in the Telegraph

Polls have tightened in recent weeks as the leave camp has begun to ramp up its warnings that immigration can only be controlled from outside the EU and has made personal attacks on Cameron's character, a message that may appeal to traditional Labour voters who want to punish the prime minister.

Labour's shadow immigration minister David Hanson said: «Theresa May's immigration system lurches from one gimmick to another with little effect.

Two senior Labour ministers called yesterday called for a national «Britain Day» to be created to promote pride in our country and prevent communities fracturing under the weight of unprecedented immigration.

Speaking to the latest issue of The House magazine, Shadow Home Office Minister Keir Starmer admitted that Labour has failed to address the issue of immigration.

Labour's Lord Ahmed accuses ministers of aiding the rise of Far Right extremists by neglecting the white working class and failing to control immigration - The Sunday Telegraph

Labour and Immigration Minister Erna Braun states that the «Can Work Be Safe When Home Isn't?»