UK politics
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2 months agoRight-wing Reform scoops big wins in UK local elections DW 05/02/2025
Reform UK led by Nigel Farage has made significant electoral gains, signaling a downturn for Labour under Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Farage stated, "It is a settled issue. I didn't support it. I thought it was wrong to introduce it to the public without even putting it in a manifesto."
For the last few weeks, letters have been arriving in my office. I was quite surprised to see one from His Majesty's Prison Full Sutton. It says 'I'm a foreign national prisoner. I've been sentenced to 15 years and six months for GBH with intent', which I think means he's a gangster. 'Why won't you deport me? Please get rid of me. You'd save huge amounts of money.'
Farage's recent suggestion to reopen steel-making in Wales and revive mining jobs was met with skepticism, revealing an opportunistic and simplistic political stance toward complex issues.