Christian Wakeford has apologised for previously claiming asylum seekers “have a shopping trolley as to what they want as economic migrants” when he was a Conservative MP.
The MP for Bury South crossed the floor to Labour earlier this year, criticising the Tory government’s policies for worsening his constituents’ struggles. On Wednesday, Wakeford said two of his constituents had opened his eyes to the difficulties many asylum seekers faced when arriving in the UK.
