As the issue drives Nigel Farage’s return and the Conservatives seek to sharpen attacks on Labour in a last ditch attempt to breakthrough in the campaign, this week Ayesha and Sam look into Labour’s pledge on immigration.
Joined by former Labour Home Office and Number 10 adviser Matt Cavanagh and LSE economics professor and former member of the Migration Advisory Committee Alan Manning, together the team look into the realities and tradeoffs at play, what the party is seeking to achieve in office and whether Keir Starmer really will be able to restore people’s trust and faith after a string of broken promises by successive governments.
What are the realities of creating a new border command and smashing the small boat gangs, will the debate on immigration change as the realities of the UK’s declining population kick in and does Labour have any allies it can rely on?
The Immigration Conundrum