Opinion: Labour has turned its back on immigrant, working class voters

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Opinion: Labour has turned its back on immigrant, working class voters
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How can it truly claim to champion the value of EU nationals living and working here, if at the same time it argues we need further controls on their entry into this country?

Labour is committed to leaving the European Union but would have different negotiating priorities to the Conservatives. It has said it would have a “strong emphasis” on staying in the single market and the customs union. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and leading figures in Brussels have been unambiguous that membership of the single market is impossible without free movement.

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