18 February 2010
Nikki debated immigration issues live on BBC WM radio, with Phil Woolas, Minister for borders and immigration.

This followed a heated conference on the issue in Birmingham the previous day.

Whilst the minister claimed that immigration was under control, Nikki pointed out that immigration from Eastern Europe , following EU expansion meant that in reality we have little idea of who is actually in the country. She highlighted the fact that the government's much-vaunted "points system" does not apply to EU citizens, and so is little more than window-dressing. In an attack on UKIP policy, Woolas tried to claim that EU membership was vital for British industry, but seemed reluctant to pursue that line after Nikki pointed out to him that British manufacturing jobs are actually being lost to our European "partners".
Nikki taunted Woolas, telling him that New Labour's mantra in 1997 should have been "Immigration, immigration, immigration!" Migration watch recently exposed the government's true agenda by releasing a document that was given restricted circulation in October 2000 and that they obtained in January 2010 under a Freedom of Information Act request to the Cabinet Office. This outlined the intention to change the social make-up of the UK through mass immigration.
New Labour would appear to be as incapable of telling the truth about immigration as they are of managing it!