A Labour MP bidding to replace Boris Johnson as London Mayor has accused the party of trying to 'out-kip Ukip' with an 'inflammatory' leaflet on immigration. David Lammy today hit out at the flier trumpeting Labour's 'tough new approach to immigration' which boasted that the party would stop migrants claiming benefits until they have lived in the UK for two years. Mr Lammy, 42, said he had been contacted by constituents infuriated by the 'inflammatory rhetoric' used in the election leaflet. David Lammy accused Labour of trying to 'out Ukip' Nigel Farage with 'inflammatory' leaflets on immigration The Tottenham MP, who is running for Mayor next year, tweeted a picture of the official Labour leaflet, which pledges to make foreign frontline staff speak English.
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David Lammy hit out at flier trumpeting 'tough approach to immigration'
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London Mayoral hopeful accused the party of trying to 'out-kip Ukip'
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Lammy said: 'We're a pro-immigration party: let's not race to the bottom'
But a Labour spokesman defended the message of the leaflet and said @placeholder want to address voters' 'real concerns' over mass immigration.