I agree with my right hon. Friend that it is certainly not xenophobic or racist to call out unscrupulous employers who are causing some of the problems in our working-class areas by allowing the undercutting of wages, which is causing resentment from people who work in traditional industries such as the construction sector. Is not that what we really need to understand? We hear it constantly on the doorstep.
The Government's Plan for Brexit
Proceeding contribution from
Steve Rotheram
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 December 2016.
It occurred during Opposition day on The Government's Plan for Brexit.
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