Unions are the frontline for Labour’s battle against Reform
Farage is parroting Labour talking points and courting the red wall. Keir Starmer must get ready to play his trump card.
Unions are alive to the threat of the populist right. They know what’s coming: a string of local elections which will see Reform UK make inroads into the red wall heartlands, stirring up old resentments and offering quick, populist fixes. And here’s the challenge: Labour’s hold on union members may be slipping.
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