THE ECONOMIST: The Tories’ plan to slash immigration would harm the economy

Robert Ford

Politics

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In an article in The Economist about Theresa May's manifesto pledge to curb immigration, Professor Rob Ford suggests that she has included this as abandoning the commitment could jeopardise her chances of hoovering up the votes of UKIP supporters.

Period	20 May 2017

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Title	The Tories’ plan to slash immigration would harm the economy
Media name/outlet	The Economist
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	20/05/17
Description	In an article in The Economist about Theresa May's manifesto pledge to curb immigration, Professor Rob Ford suggests that she has included this as abandoning the commitment could jeopardise her chances of hoovering up the votes of UKIP supporters.
URL	www.economist.com/news/britain/21722210-cutting-net-migration-tens-thousands-would-deprive-britain-valuable-workers
Persons	Robert Ford

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UK politics
general election
immigration