Labour will not win a general election if it lurches to the right to become “Ukip-lite”, Diane Abbott has said, as she called on her party to hold its nerve over the issue of immigration. Abbott said Labour needed to hold its nerve following Donald Trump’s victory in the US election. “You cannot have access to the single market or be part of the single market without freedom of movement. Keir Starmer, Labour’s shadow Brexit secretary, was said to have been furious about McDonnell’s remarks. Abbott was promoted to shadow home secretary when Corbyn reshuffled his frontbench last month following scores of resignations during the summer leadership contest.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 06:56 UTC