David Cameron has launched an attack on Ed Miliband's plans
to ensure that frontline staff in publicly funded jobs are able to
speak English, in a new battle over the best way to integrate immigrants
into British society.
The prime minister was responding to the Labour leader's announcement on Friday morning that workers in public sector jobs that deal with the public will have to show proficiency in the English language under a Labour government.
Outlining
a new set of initiatives which Labour claims will improve social
integration, Miliband also said he would tackle landlords who pack new
immigrants into overcrowded houses, and ban recruitment agencies from
seeking workers only from particular countries or ethnic groups.
His
new policies appear to have riled Cameron. Speaking from Brussels, the
prime minister challenged Miliband to explain why he had supported past
Labour governments which Cameron claimed allowed unchecked immigration.(1)
This is, of course, at leastp artially cynical. Has there been any major changes in immigration over the last 2-year period? No.
So the 'system' he says is 'broken' is intentionally presided over by his government.
Footnote:
(1) http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/dec/14/david-cameron-ed-miliband-immigration
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