Cable says Cameron immigration comments 'very unwise'
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:25 amVince Cable has attacked David Cameron for comments he is due to make about the impact of mass immigration on society, labelling them "very unwise".
In a speech later, the prime minister will vow to cut immigration into the UK to "tens of thousands".
But the Lib Dem business secretary said his words "risked inflaming extremism" and were not part of the coalition agreement.
He suggested Mr Cameron was electioneering ahead of polls on 5th May.
In his speech, Mr Cameron will restate his goal of substantially reducing the overall level of net migration - the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and those emigrating - from current levels above 200,000.
I'm wondering just how long Vince Cable can remain a member of a government he obviously disagrees-with on virtually every issue? Maybe he's staking an early claim to be the new Lib-Dem leader after the electoral disaster on 5th May?