Yesterday, Alan Johnson finally admitted what Conservatives have been arguing for many years: that this Labour Government has massively failed our country on immigration.
This admission is a very welcome development but it also marks a clear change in approach from the Home Secretary.
Because, only three months ago, Mr Johnson said he did not “lie awake at night” worrying about the fact that his Government’s soft approach to immigration had led to an official projection that the population of this country would rise to 70 million within 20 years. Two thirds of the projected increase, according to the Office of National Statistics, will be through migration or by births to new migrants.
So, what motivated Mr Johnson’s sudden outburst of honesty?
Could it be that he still fancies his chances of replacing Gordon Brown as Labour’s latest unelected Prime Minister in advance of the General Election, as many newspapers continue to report?
There seem few other explanations.
This admission is a very welcome development but it also marks a clear change in approach from the Home Secretary.
Because, only three months ago, Mr Johnson said he did not “lie awake at night” worrying about the fact that his Government’s soft approach to immigration had led to an official projection that the population of this country would rise to 70 million within 20 years. Two thirds of the projected increase, according to the Office of National Statistics, will be through migration or by births to new migrants.
So, what motivated Mr Johnson’s sudden outburst of honesty?
Could it be that he still fancies his chances of replacing Gordon Brown as Labour’s latest unelected Prime Minister in advance of the General Election, as many newspapers continue to report?
There seem few other explanations.
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