Labour trailing in british local elections
By Mark Price, Guardian editorial pages editor
In the last few days Britain has witnessed a huge influx of immigrants – some of them skilled and proud – into the country. Some are coming to work but some are coming to stay. In some cases a large share are going to come as second- and third-generation migrants. It is the first time such large numbers of people have entered Britain for decades. Labour’s chances of winning the next general election have now halved in the wake of Brexit.
This is the context in which the new Ukip leader – who promises to deport anyone who does not share Br우리 카지노itish values – is meeting today. His speech at Ukip’s regional conference in south-east London on Thursday will focus on this theme. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has already made clear he will not oppose the immigration policy of Farage. He will, however, reject Ukip’s hardline and xenophobic position, which will be taken to its logical conclusion. It is this sort of political compromise that Ukip wants to promote.
This is not just Ukip’s approach. Labour should be taking note. Farage’s speech is part of a long record of anti-immigrant rhetoric. The leader of the European People’s Party, Marine Le Pen, described immigration as a “genocide”. This was back in 2011, the year that she was elected president of the FN party of France, and it has been repeated by the current넷마블 포커 party leaders on the right. Ukip has been at the forefront of anti-immigration parties in the past b크레이지 슬롯ut it is the party’s anti-migration stance that has produced Ukip’s electoral strength at last. It will also be another test of Corbyn’s commitment to this sort of compromise.
Labour is not alone. The Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru will all stand for the EU referendum. The SNP will seek Scottish independence and is openly planning to break with the UK after Brexit. These are the parties that are often described as “establishment” parties because they are so ideologically far-right. The Conservatives – one of the two major parties – stand to lose. Ukip might lose votes and in the process help to create a far more anti-establishment party.
This is only one reason why Ukip should be leading the campaign for a united Conservative government to defend the values of our country – the values that made our democracy work. It is also one of the reasons why it is not the only “populist” party that is making gains in local and European elections this year. It might b
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