On the recordJuly 14, 2026
They simply took away rights and treated people badly.
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Diane Abbott
Labour Party
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mirror.co.ukThey simply took away rights and treated people badly.
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Each one was accompanied by the same round assertions that the Home Secretary has said this afternoon that they would bring fairness to our immigration system, fairness to our asylum system. They did not.
I have been and remain a lifelong anti-racist and remain deeply committed to opposing racism in all of its forms.
The imminent threat from Russia is a Nato fiction to justify their complete capitulation to Trump’s demands for more military spending. The increase should not go ahead.
And even at this late stage, maybe the Home Secretary will reconsider this legislation that she's bringing forward.