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Iraq: 20 Years On | Tony Blair on Trial
Intelligence Squared
The Importance of the Primary Purpose Rule in Immigration
Blair inherited a policy which rigidly controlled the number of people who could apply for asylum in Britain. In 1997, by the removal of the primary purpose rule and the relaxation of asylum seekers, they just went up. The main point that Tom makes is that there was a slimy conspiratorial move that rebashed asylum seekers. He says this specifically as economic migrants. That is nonsense,. It was impossible to do it, and indeed it wasn't done. You've got your facts wrong. Health spending had increased by 300%. It had increased to you average 8.8% GDP. I think it would be sensible.
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