What happened to British jobs for British workers?
The immigration figures published today show that the Prime Minister’s pledge of ‘British jobs for British workers’ is an empty one. They show net immigration up 198,000 from the previous year, whilst unemployment in Britain continues to rise. UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber Godfrey Bloom said the country still needed proper border controls. “People from Eastern Europe don’t have to register with the government when they enter the country for at least three months during which time they can disappear.” he said. “There is still an increase of at least 40,000 people in three months when unemployment is spiraling upwards belies the Prime Minister’s promise of ‘British jobs for British workers’.” Mr Bloom also criticised the Tories’ policy of a cap on immigration: “We cannot have a cap on immigration whilst we are members of the EU, it’s as simple as that, because half a billion people have a right to come into this country to live and work.” 18.08.08 Road pricing trial in Leeds met
