Andy Burnham

British lawmakers pushed a bill against illegal immigrants over its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, amid warnings of a possible rise in discrimination as the government hardens its rhetoric.

British lawmakers have been given a disputed 10 per cent pay increase despite their protests over the hike, which comes a week after the government imposed a one per cent pay freeze on all other public sector workers as part of austerity measures to help eliminate UK's budget deficit.

British lawmakers pushed a bill against illegal immigrants over its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, amid warnings of a possible rise in discrimination as the government hardens its rhetoric.

British lawmakers have been given a disputed 10 per cent pay increase despite their protests over the hike, which comes a week after the government imposed a one per cent pay freeze on all other public sector workers as part of austerity measures to help eliminate UK's budget deficit.