Theresa may accused of lashing out hatred against foreigners

Leader of the Labour party in the United Kingdom, Jeremy Corbyn has said that the Labour Party which he leads will never make promises that cannot be fulfilled in a bid to reduce immigration. But has once again accused the Prime Minister, Theresa May of connivance in lashing up animosity against foreigners.

“We will not make false promises on immigration targets as the Tories have done or sow divisions, but we will take decisive action to end the undercutting of workers’ pay and conditions, reinstate the migrant impact fund to support public services and back fair rules on migration,” he said.

He went further to attack the Tories for wafting “the flames of fear over immigration, whipping up hatred in the referendum campaign, egged on by their Ukip sidekicks”.

Corbyn said: “This is a government led by Theresa May who, as home secretary, authorised taxpayer-funded vans to tour the streets emblazoned with ‘go home’; who, as home secretary, made up stories about being unable to deport foreign criminals because they had a pet cat; who, was part of a government that called disabled people on benefits scroungers, shirkers, and skivers.

“We will never use that language,” he said.

“It is this culture in which rising levels of hate crime have occurred. Far-right views are now being presented as part of the mainstream, egged on by sections of the media that publish the most hateful and dishonest bile on a routine basis.”

In a direct pitch to Brexit supporters fed up with the status quo, Corbyn echoed the leave campaign’s slogan, saying only Labour could “take back real control”.

“Politicians and political parties have a choice in this age of understandable cynicism,” he said. “Do we play on people’s fears and anxieties? Or do we take what might be the more difficult approach, to restore hope?

“We can see the choice taken by politicians on the hard right - to whip up division against migrants, Muslims, Mexicans, women, LGBT people, people with disabilities.

“The fake anti-elitism of rich white men like Nigel Farage and Donald Trump. It’s farcical at one level, but in reality it’s no joke at all,” he said.