Jeremy Wright

Very strongly agree

No, it creates a powerful pull factor for illegal economic migrants on small boats

This aligns perfectly with the party's core 'Stop the Boats' narrative, which argues that work rights act as a 'pull factor' for those crossing the Channel illegally. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

The party's longstanding policy is to restrict the right to work for asylum seekers to prevent the UK from becoming a more attractive destination for economic migrants. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, British jobs must be prioritized for British citizens, not those bypassing legal immigration channels

The party emphasizes 'British jobs for British workers' and distinguishes between those using 'legal' routes and those arriving via 'illegal' channels. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, but only after six months and strictly for jobs on the shortage occupation list

Current Conservative policy only allows work after 12 months for specific shortage occupations; they have resisted calls from campaigners and other parties to reduce this period to six months. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, it fills labor shortages and stops them from relying on taxpayer-funded hotels

While the party seeks to reduce the cost of asylum support, they have repeatedly rejected the argument that labor shortages justify granting work rights, fearing it would encourage more arrivals. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The Conservative Party has consistently maintained that a general right to work would undermine the integrity of the immigration system by blurring the line between asylum and economic migration. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, it is inhumane to force people fleeing persecution into state-enforced poverty

Conservative rhetoric typically rejects the 'inhumane' framing, arguing that state support is sufficient and that border control is a necessary sovereign priority. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.