In the last few weeks, we seem to have gone from many believing that Labour will likely form the next government, to almost everybody accepting it as a foregone conclusion.
The Conservatives won’t just cave, of course. The next months are bound to see increasingly desperate Tories amp up the anti-migration rhetoric in an attempt to claw back votes. They will promise to cut numbers and rights, as they always do, but their xenophobic shouting will be nothing more than a last gasp. In 2024, barring a massive turnaround, it will be Labour’s turn to implement a migration policy.
The problem is, if the Labour party conference a few weeks ago is anything to go by, it’s still very difficult to tell what that policy will actually be. It’s still in the process of taking shape, so we very much need to be talking about it.
