coventrygull
the right one
One of the first acts of the Thatcher government was to introduce the primary-purpose rule.
One of the first acts of the Blair government was to abolish the rule.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/politics97/news/06/0605/straw.shtml
Yes but as globalisation increases so does immigration as large parts of the third world are reduced to poverty and starvation. Both Labour and the Conservatives are supporters of globalisation. So I only see the tories paying lip service. They may reduce it but they will keep coming as they did under Thatcher.