Labour, Gipsies ... And a Whiff of Hypocrisy

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WHEN Tory leader Michael Howard proposed taking a tough line on illegal gipsy sites, Labour MPs were quick to denounce him.

Hull North MP Kevin McNamara claimed the plans, which promised to overhaul trespass laws so that travellers could be fined or jailed if they moved on to unauthorised land, had a 'whiff of the gas chambers' about them.

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Labour, Gipsies ... And a Whiff of Hypocrisy

Labour's General Election campaign chief Alan Milburn branded Mr Howard a 'serial opportunist'.

But a Mail on Sunday investigation has revealed that many Labour MPs have been the first to demand an 'iron fist' approach when th...

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