THE TORIES campaigned on luw Immigration controis. Labour said they would repeal the "sus" lows, and that immigrution controls were already adequate.
It doesn't need a professor in to black people voted Labour lo politics to reason that most keep the Tories out.
Not that the Tories haven't tried to win the votes of black people. Leading those attempts has been Willie Whitelaw - the Minister with chief responsi bility on matters of law and order, race and immigration.
It was Willle Whitelaw who helped to launch, and warmly supported, the Federation of Conservative Students' teampaign against racism' in 19T7.
It was Willie Whitelaw whe warmly encouraged participation in the be Committee Against Racialism - a dismal failure to present a moderate alternative to the ANL.
Ever since it dawued on them that black voters form over 8 per cent of the clectorute in 61 urban constituencies, the Tories have been trying to face both ways at once: for an end to all imnigration to get the racist vole, humanely anti-racist to woe the black vote, Tary Joint the Facing both ways ut once is shrays a little whilst Willie Whitelaw has faced one difficelt.
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way, Thateher las dressed the balance in the behind him stands Magui Thatcher.
Whitelaw's 1976 Tory Party confirming Ton commilments to the dependaats of people who had settled 1973, Consersative policy document stated that immigration had to negotiutions were under way to involve the Tory Party in the Joint Committee Against Ruciulism, Thatcher tried to stop a Tory nomination For joint chairpersonship, only to be over-ruled by the purty.
by publicly innouncing thut she intended to pursue tighter immigration Given Whitelaw's history, and the fact that he is backed in : Office by Timoths Raison and Leon Brittar associated with the liberal Bor Group], It would be tempting to think that these divisions will continue to divide the Cabinet.
Hut more recent developindicate otherwise.
Whitehall has fully backed up statements and the Torles determiaation to tighien immigration controls is there for all their Gc/o The new Home Secretar may have a smiling face, but