Sunday, November 4, 2007

Migration row Tory to be quizzed


Mr Hastilow's comments were made in a local newspaper

A Tory Parliamentary candidate who said Enoch Powell was "right" on immigration will be asked to explain himself to the party's chairman later.

Nigel Hastilow's local party in Halesowen and Rowley Regis, said his comments in a newspaper column were "relaying the views of the public".

But Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said he would be told all candidates must use calm language on immigration.

Labour minister Peter Hain said it showed the Tories' "racist underbelly".

Enoch Powell was sacked from the Conservative shadow cabinet after a controversial speech in 1968 against uncontrolled immigration.

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