Lead headline on BBC Politics Live: “Prime Minister accused of echoing far right language.” Was/is this the Downing Street comms goal in framing their immigration reform? If so, how is this helpful? If not, how has this happened?
May 13, 2025 11:18It's certainly not the Downing Street comms goal but it absolutely is the unrelenting goal of the hard left who won't rest until they've seen off Keir Starmer. This is about Corbyn's defeat, a self-inflicted wound that they're still trying to blame on everyone else.
What Keir Starmer actually said as opposed to what the hard left wants you to believe he said:
"Nations depend on rules – fair rules. Sometimes they’re written down, often they’re not, but either way, they give shape to our values. They guide us towards our rights, of course, but 1/2
There comes a point when it’s not echoing, and just *is*.
If you want to appeal to far-right sympathisers, then being described as echoing far-right language might actually be quite helpful (and planned).
I was thinking I may reluctantly have to vote Labour to stop Reform, but now I'm thinking there's not much point because they're virtually the same thing.
I was thinking I may reluctantly have to vote Labour to stop Reform, but now I'm thinking there's not much point because they're virtually the same thing.
