UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left ethnic minority Britons fearful as politicians target migrantsUK politics live – latest updatesLeading British lawyers have warned of a political “race to the bottom”, after a Conservative MP tipped as future party leader said large numbers of legally settled families must be deported.Katie Lam, a shadow Home Office minister and a whip for the party, said people with legal status in the UK should have their right to stay revoked, to ensure the UK is mostly “culturally coherent”. The Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, rowed back on Lam’s statement last Thursday, weeks later. Continue reading...

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