party) have supported Labour's legislation and have generally limited their attacks to competence rather than policy direction.

His most ardent critics have expressed themselves in the media and in civil society. Rights advocates have been particularly dismayed at changes to the asylum system while the right-leaning media have made immigration an ever-present feature of the front pages, typically criticizing the volume and ability to "control" the flow.

In spite of the opposition, Blair leaves the UK a new set of immigration policies, which will form the bedrock of policies for at least as long as he was in power.

Will Somerville is a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute. His latest book, Immigration under New Labour, is available for order on the Policy Press website.

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Blair, T (2004). Speech toThere are just under three weeks left before the United Kingdom is due to officially leave the European Union on March 29. Depending on your point of view, none of the permutations are particularly palatable.

So what can we expect in Parliament this week?

March 12: Tuesday

Prime Minister Theresa May made a last-minute trip to Strasbourg for a meeting with EU leaders and returned, claiming she had "secured legal changes," to the divorce deal in the form of three documents: a joint instrument, a joint statement and a unilateral declaration, addressing the issue of the Irish backstop. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned "It is this deal or Brexit might not happen at all."

May then consulted with the head of Northern Ireland's DUP party which props up her government, and