Yvette Cooper: Talking about immigration is not racist
It is not racist to be worried about immigration
Yvette Cooper, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, joined us in the studio this morning to discuss the launch of an inquiry into the subject of immigration. The Home Affairs Select Committee will be holding events around the UK to find out what people want when it comes to immigration.
Yvette said that Gordon Brown was wrong to call people bigoted when they raised concerns about immigration. She doesn’t want people to be concerned about talking about immigration, and wants to give people the chance to have their say and wants them to say anything without fears of being judged.
“The labour government got it wrong by not having those transitional controls in place on Eastern Europe. I think the Conservative party have got it wrong since by having a target they’re not meeting – so that undermines confidence in the system as well.”
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