Today, Immigration Minister Phil Wollas was in Wakefield, apparently for a ‘debate’ on the issue of immigration in the Town Hall. Yet none of his political opponents were allowed entry.
Local Conservative Parliamentary candidates were not invited to attend, while Conservative councillors were blocked by staff from entering the chamber.
This is a hugely important issue and it should be debated calmly and in the open. Yet how can you have a debate when you don’t allow anyone with different views to you to participate? I will certainly be making my views on the issue clear during the campaign and holding Labour to account for their 13 years of government.
Make no mistake, it is sheer hypocrisy for Labour to now claim they have an immigration policy that is as tough as Britain needs after failing to secure our borders for so long.
It’s clear Labour are running scared on this issue and the public won’t fall for their gimmicks.
As David Cameron said on Sunday, people want us to be frank about the issue of immigration, it has been too high for too long, and it needs to be cut. Only the Conservative Party has set out reasonably, sensibly and calmly how that should be done.
I found it even more disgraceful that Mark Crowther, Leader of the Conservative group on Wakefield council, and his council colleagues were not allowed to attend the event. Despite being held in a public building and purporting to be a ‘debate’ democratically elected councillors are not allowed to participate.
What do Labour have to hide that they don’t want debated?