Nigel Farage is pitching to the unions. Speaking to The Times, the Reform leader has invited Britain’s trade unions to sever their century-old ties with Labour and affiliate to his party instead. Labour’s relationship with its former paymasters is in the gutter, so why not…
Farage is promising for steelworkers stung by the British Steel pensions scandal, protected maternity pay, and an “open door” at every Reform-run council. There is also a conference invitation for September…
A JL Partners poll last week found union members split evenly between the two parties, with Unite and GMB members leaning his way. A nifty stunt to pull just nine days before the Makerfield by-election…
So far GMB boss Gary Smith has poured cold water on any affiliation, telling Times Radio on Sunday that Reform is “no friend of trade unionists“. Polling of his members tells a different story, so it might be time to check in with his own comrades before making any big decisions. Eleven unions have backed Labour since 1900. Persuading even one to defect would be a genuine realignment – but good luck getting past the communist union barons at the top…
Former leader of the SNP in Westminster Ian Blackford told Times Radio why he believes Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that she spent no time in the kitchen and therefore didn’t see any of her husband’s purchases:
“She doesn’t have a passion for cooking.”