British Politics Who’s Who?

Gordon Brown Labour Tony Blair Labour Sir John Major Conservative Baroness Margaret Thatcher Conservative 1979 to 1990 Years

Prime Minister Head of Opposition Deputy PM David Cameron Ed Miliband Nick Clegg

Coalition Government Present

Nigel Farage

Immigration and Politics in Britain

Positions of Parties- Coalition Government reduce immigration to the “tens of thousands” by the end of the current parliament, in May 2015.

Bring down net immigration to 1990s levels Ensure only economic migrants who will "bring the most value to the economy" Support Labour’s Points-Based System, but also establish an annual limit for non-EU economic migrants Set up a National Border Police Force with the power to stop, search, detain and arrest

Apply controls on migrants next time new countries join the EU Enforce English language test for anyone coming to the UK to get married Crack down on student visa abuse Support community groups based on their effectiveness in countering poverty and deprivation rather than on the basis of ethnicity or faith Improve availability of English language instruction for migrants.

“too disconnected from the concerns of working people” on immigration.

Continue to tighten the newly-created points- based immigration system Support the new Border Agency to guard ports and airports Continued funding for electronic border controls to count people in and out of the country Expand the Migration Impacts Fund to channel money to parts of the country which take in the most migrants

Introduced compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals Continue to force employers to advertise skilled vacancies in job centres four weeks before appointing a skilled immigrant from outside the EU Ensure migrants pass a tough English test before they arrive Break the automatic link between staying in the UK for a set period and being able to settle or gain citizenship.

Create a National Border Force with police powers & reintroduce exit checks Assess the needs and resources of UK regions as part of a points-based immigration scheme Support a common EU asylum policy Allow asylum seekers to work End the detention of children in immigration detention centres

Increase cost to business of work permits for immigrant employees to pay for training British workers "earned route" to citizenship for illegal migrants who have been in the UK for 10 years, have no criminal record and speak English Review social housing allocation policies to ensure fair treatment Establish Independent Asylum Agency to improve decision making, and cut appeals

Nigel Farage

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