Labour makes abrupt U-turn over immigration bill vote

Labour has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn on the government’s flagship immigration bill, after initially saying it would not oppose the legislation that brings free movement to an end.The shadow home secretary, Diane Abbott, had sparked a backlash among MPs when she told the House of Commons the frontbench would not vote against the post-Brexit legislation.“The Labour party is clear that when Britain leaves the single market, freedom of movement ends, and we set this out in