Catherine Connolly has insisted she is "a committed European" and while she has opposed many aspects of EU politics, she argues "we have to allow questions to be put and debated".
Donald Trump's administration has faced scrutiny for its immigration policy, particularly after the case of Dahud Hanid Ortiz, a Venezuelan triple murderer who recently returned to the U.S.
Labour's first year in power marks significant changes, including a U-turn on welfare cuts and the controversial scrapping of NHS England, impacting public perception significantly.
"Implicit in it should be the idea that if and when we come back to power - and we will - we are not going to look kindly upon people who ... facilitated authoritarianism in our country."
