Labour MPs gathering for the party conference in Liverpool are planning for their time in power.
Labour stormed to victory in the general election this summer, but MPs at the party's conference in Liverpool know they will need to deliver on their promises to hold on to power, BBC South East political editor Charlotte Wright says.Ok, maybe that is a slight exaggeration. But certainly each election since 2010 has left the Parliamentary political map largely the same: dominated by the Conservatives.
"We had a situation where you had a Conservative MP in there since the late 1800s, so there was a feeling that things couldn’t change, I think. Reform UK came second in his constituency - a party which made small boat Channel crossings a central election issue.He said: “We’ve got to have an effective immigration system… Labour will secure the borders - and we take this issue really seriously - and that will reach over to those that are voting on immigration."“We do want to secure the borders. That’s vital. But at the same time we don’t attack those who are seeking a better life.
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