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Labour MP Uma Kumaran has criticised the Government’s communication on migration, saying ministers had been too timid in setting out their position to voters. She made the comments at a Progressive Britain event as Labour continues to examine the reasons for recent electoral losses.
Ms Kumaran argued that the Government needed to make a clearer case on migration and not allow its opponents to define the issue. Her remarks form part of a wider debate inside Labour about how the party should respond to voter concerns while maintaining its own policy approach and language.
Migration has remained one of the most sensitive issues in British politics, with pressure from opposition parties and campaigners on different sides of the argument. The intervention suggests some Labour MPs believe the Government needs a more confident public message as it tries to recover political support.