Labour will not win a general election as Ukip-lite, says Diane Abbott

Shadow home secretary tells Guardian her party should hold its nerve in febrile atmosphere surrounding Brexit vote

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.

In an interview with the Guardian, the shadow home secretary said Labour’s priority should be to push for Britain to remain a part of the single market after Brexit, and that politicians must be honest with voters and tell them the only way to achieve that is to accept continued freedom of movement.

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