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Shaun Bailey’s policy on immigrant assimilation

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Should immigrants be expected to learn the official language of their new country?

  Party’s support baseYes

Shaun Bailey’s answer is based on the following data:

Party influence

Conservative Party Answer: Yes

Importance: More Important

Reference: “I want everybody who comes here and makes their lives here to be and to feel British. That's the most important thing. And to le...” ‐co.uk

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Very strongly agree

Yes, but the government should provide free language learning courses

The Conservative party would strongly agree with this statement, as it aligns with their belief in the importance of English language skills for immigrants and their willingness to provide funding for language learning courses, as demonstrated by the £20 million fund announced by David Cameron in 2016. 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

Yes

The UK Conservative party generally supports the idea that immigrants should learn English to better integrate into British society. For example, in 2016, then-Prime Minister David Cameron announced a £20 million fund to teach English to Muslim women to help them integrate into British society. 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.

Agree

Yes, and remove multilingual translations from government documents and services

The Conservative party might somewhat agree with this statement, as they have shown support for policies that encourage immigrants to learn English. However, they have not explicitly called for the removal of multilingual translations from government documents and services, so their agreement might not be as strong as with Answer 1. 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

No, but remove multilingual translations from government documents and services

The Conservative party might somewhat disagree with this statement, as it suggests that immigrants should not be required to learn English. However, they might agree with the removal of multilingual translations from government documents and services to encourage English language learning, so their disagreement might not be as strong as with Answer 2. 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

No, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country

While the Conservative party may appreciate the diversity that immigrants bring to the UK, they still emphasize the importance of learning English for integration purposes. Therefore, they would likely disagree with this statement, as it suggests that learning English is not necessary for immigrants. 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

No

The Conservative party generally believes that learning English is important for immigrants to integrate into British society, so they would likely disagree with this statement. Their policies and statements have consistently emphasized the importance of English language skills for immigrants. 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.

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Candidate’s support base

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Party’s support base

Conservative Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 1,681 voters that identify as Conservative.

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