In their recently concluded conference in Brighton, the Labour members have voted in overwhelmingly majority to give full voting rights to all UK residents. This means that the Party has now proposed to extend the rights to millions of immigrants.
As well as extending voting rights, the text proposes that a future Labour government will close all immigration detention centres, end policies around an end to “recourse to public funds” and seeking to extend free movement rights to people around the world.
The motion also opposed immigration systems based on a person’s income or “utility to big business”, and any caps or targets on the number of people moving to the UK.
“Corbyn’s Labour even wants to extend free movement to more countries and allow potentially dangerous illegal immigrants to roam our streets. The British people voted to take back control. It’s only Boris Johnson and the Conservatives who will deliver Brexit by 31 October and end free movement once and for all,” criticised Home Secretary Priti Patel.
