Tuesday , November 5 2024
Home / Tag Archives: Opposition to Mass Immigration in the British Labour Party of 1948

Tag Archives: Opposition to Mass Immigration in the British Labour Party of 1948

Opposition to Mass Immigration in the British Labour Party of 1948

In 1948 after World War II, Britain started to receive low-level immigration from its colonies. But – even within the British Labour party of that era – there were those who sensed that this could be the beginning of mass immigration on a scale likely to cause serious problems in Britain.For example, the Prime Minister Clement Attlee was sent a letter on 22 June, 1948 signed by eleven Labour members of parliament who opposed mass immigration into Britain.This letter said the following:“This...

Read More »