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Labour made a ‘spectacular mistake’ on immigration

Labour made a ‘spectacular mistake’ on immigration, admits Jack Straw Former Home Secretary admits opening Britain’s borders to migrants in 2004 was   a ‘spectacular mistake’ Jack Straw has admitted that opening Britain’s borders to Eastern European   migrants was a “spectacular mistake”. The former Labour Home Secretary said his party’s decision to allow migrants   from Poland and Hungary to work in Britain from 2004 was a ‘”well-intentioned   policy we messed up”. It comes a day after David Blunkett, Mr Straw’s successor as Home secretary,   warned British cities could face riots as an influx of Roma migrants creates “frictions”   with local people…. View Article