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Reply To: More on Brexit

October 2026 › Forums › General discussion › More on Brexit › Reply To: More on Brexit

January 30, 2019 at 5:57 pm #182842
alanjjohnstone
Keymaster

Associated with Brexit has been the Tory immigration bill which turns the screws on the free movement of workers by imposing the pay threshold on skilled workers visas and more than likely inflicting the “hostile” environment on all others.

What was Labour’s response?

First to abstain and not vote against it.

A quick U-turn but still 76 Labour MPs didn’t bother to vote.

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