Govt row over immigrant ads
A advertising campaign telling illegal immigrants to “go home or face arrest” has caused a row within the Coalition. The poster vans are part of a pilot scheme in several London boroughs.
Government row over immigration posters
An advertising campaign targeting illegal immigrants has sparked a row within the coalition Government.
Vans displaying the message, "Go home or face arrest", have been driven around areas including Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Hounslow since Monday as part of the new scheme.
Immigration Minister Mark Harper said the scheme represented "much better value for the taxpayer" and was only targeting people who were in the country illegally.
However the Liberal Democrats are said to be unhappy over the posters and are calling for the posters to be withdrawn.
The President of the Liberal Democrats Tim Farron said the posters symbolised the "politics of division" and called on the billboards to be "shredded" immediately.
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