Govt rejects Enoch Powell comparison to PM's migrants speech
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Govt rejects Enoch Powell comparison to PM's migrants speech
Pat McFadden has rejected the comparison between the prime minister's recent speech on illegal migration and Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech.
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster added, "It's very different from what we're saying this week, which is migration can make a great contribution to the United Kingdom, but it's got to be done with some rules around it".
Report by Brooksl.
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