Two Labour lawmakers, Margaret Beckett, a former Foreign Secretary and the MP for Derby South, and Wes Streeting, the MP for Ilford North, raised the issue during the debate on Tuesday afternoon. MPs were debating the second reading of the Bill, which will then pass to the Committee stage next week. Both Ms. Beckett and Mr. Streeting campaigned to remain in the EU and have constituencies with a large South Asian-origin population. She also questioned the ability of Britain to secure a free trade deal with India, given the current direction of the government’s immigration policy. ‘Feeling betrayed’“My constituents feel betrayed,” Virendra Sharma, the Labour MP for Ealing, Southall, who had campaigned for Remain, told The Hindu .

Source: The Hindu February 02, 2017 00:37 UTC