Diane Abbott calls on left to back free movement as workers' right

Shadow home secretary distances herself from peers advocating rethink of Labour’s immigration policy, stating restrictions will harm domestic workers, tooFree movement of people should be defended by the left as a workers’ right while the Conservatives adopt anti-foreigner policies that will harm employees, Diane Abbott, the shadow home secretary, has said.In a fresh argument in favour of supporting free movement, Abbott said workers – both UK nationals and foreign – were