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Labour threw open the doors to mass migration in a deliberate policy to change the social make-up of the UK, secret papers suggest. A draft report from the Cabinet Office shows that ministers wanted to maximise the contribution of migrants to their social objectives. The number of foreigners allowed in the UK increased by as much as 50 per cent in the wake of the report, written in 2000. Melting pot: Labour's diversity drive is exposed in secret papers Melting pot: Labour's diversity drive is exposed in secret papers Labour has always justified immigration on economic grounds and denied it was using it to foster multiculturalism. But suspicions of a secret agenda rose when Andrew Neather, a former government adviser and speech writer for Tony Blair, Jack Straw and David Blunkett, said the aim of Labours immigration strategy was to rub the Rights nose in diversity and render their arguments out of date. Mr Neather said he helped to write the 2000 report which outlined a strategy to open up the UK to mass migration. The document was not published in its original format over fears of an adverse public reaction. Instead it was released a year later as a research document on the economic benefits of migration. Mr Neathers claims last October were denied by ministers, including Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who said they were nonsense. A draft of the original Cabinet Office report has now been published following a freedom of information request by Migrationwatch. It contains six references to social policy, all of which were removed from the later, published version. Damian Green, Tory immigration spokesman, said: This is a very significant finding because it would mean that Labours biggest long term effect on British society was based on a completely secret policy. This shows Labours open-door immigration policy was deliberate and ministers should apologise. immigration minister Phil Woolas said there was no open door policy on migration. He said the draft report made clear that migration was not a substitute for Government policies on skills, education and training of British citizens which the Government has invested in over the past decade. Whitehall research shows that the number of foreigners arriving in the UK rose from 370,000 in 2001 to 510,000 in 2006. code pour embarquer la vidéo : >>> http://www.youtube.com/embed/81A_N0zrajE <<< |