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Councillor Susan Hall celebrates at the Battle of Britain Bunker in Uxbridge, west London, after being named as the Conservative Party candidate for the Mayor of London election in 2024. Picture date: Wednesday July 19, 2023.
THE Tories’ candidate to be mayor of London has been exposed as a supporter of Donald Trump and the racist late MP Enoch Powell who sparked protests when he made an infamous speech predicting “rivers of blood” in Britain caused by immigration.
Susan Hall has been chosen to stand against London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the elections in May next year.
Anti-racist campaign group Hope Not Hate investigated Ms Hall’s social media and is demanding she be suspended as mayoral candidate.
Following comments made by Robert Jenrick about the people of Handsworth, the TUC, together with 12 trade unions representing members who live and work in the area, have issued a joint letter calling for the Conservative Party to take immediate action
CLAUDIA WEBBE argues that Labour gains nothing from its adoption of right-wing stances on immigration, and seems instead to be deliberately paving the way for the far right to become an established force in British politics, as it has already in Europe
DAVID HORSLEY reminds us of the roots and staying power of one of the most iconic festivals around