Rightwing populism in particular relies on an ever-expanding list of enemies from urban elites to benefit claimants, immigrants to deep-state bureaucrats, diversity officers to leftwing radicals, net zero zealots to mild liberals yet this list always contains a striking omission.
On Feb. 11, 1975, Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party, a prelude to her eventual rise to prime minister in 1979. Also on this date: In 1847, American inventor Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio. In 1937, a six-week-old sit-down strike against General Motors ended, with the company agreeing to recognize and negotiate with the United Auto Workers union.
"Russia has shown its appetite for aggression. Its threats extend across Europe - tearing at our security and social order," Starmer said. "Disinformation, sabotage, cyber-attacks - they are undermining our way of life. We must be ready to fight if needed."
The documents show that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was advised that Lord Mandelson's relationship with Epstein posed a "general reputational risk" ahead of his confirmation as US ambassador. In an advisory note sent to the prime minister on 11 December 2024, nine days before he was confirmed as ambassador, other reputational risks flagged to the prime minister included Lord Mandelson's previous sackings from government.
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My reforms changed the welfare system to make work pay and brought workless households to an all-time low. But because of the post-Covid collapse in vetting and rise of health-related welfare claims, millions of workers could take home more from welfare than wages after tax. This is an outrageous state of affairs. The system must stop writing off thousands every day and incentives to work need to be restored to end this ruinous waste of human potential.
Donaldson calling on Brits to "go on strike for a week" from 2 to 9 February, the right-wing activist says that "native Brits must always come first." On his website he explains that mending "immigration" is not "anywhere near as complicated as politicians pretend." He is calling on the government to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and to "deport" all illegal immigrants from the UK and those who commit sexual and violent crimes.
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The prime minister sought to rally his cabinet on Tuesday, telling them to ignore the polls and to prepare to take on Nigel Farage's Reform UK. But sources said that in a presentation by chief of staff Morgan McSweeney, ministers were told the government needed to gain back voters' trust with three Es, emotion, empathy and evidence. One source said McSweeney warned that the government had a deficit in emotion, though a No 10 source denied he had used that phrase.
A series of concessions on Labour's flagship workers' rights reforms will save businesses billions of pounds, a government impact assessment shows. An initial analysis by officials found that implementing the party's measures to bolster workers' rights would cost firms up to 5bn a year. However, an updated analysis on Wednesday, which accounted for major concessions made by ministers, said it will now cost companies 1bn a year.
