Was Keir Starmer’s speech unveiling new measures reduce immigration his 'Enoch Powell' moment?
Most people would acknowledge that it’s not intrinsically racist to discuss the scale of migration to the UK and have measures in place to regulate it. But as the Prime Minister laid out his plans in Downing Street this week, the language around it was horrifying to some Labour supporters.
At the same time as saying that he celebrated diversity, Starmer
said that UK risks, “becoming an island of strangers, not a
nation that walks forward together”. As backbench MP Zarah Sultana pointed out, this echoed the infamous 'Rivers of Blood’ speech made by Enoch Powell in 1968.
Sultana – currently suspended from the Labour whip - said that
Starmer’s words “add to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk."
Adrian Goldberg is joined in conversation by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov.
This is the edited version of a live broadcast on BylineSupplement.com
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Deal or No Deal? Trump's UK Tariffs
Adrian Goldberg explores Donald Trump's tariff deal with the UK in the company of Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes, and Peter Geoghan from Democracy For Sale.
Originally broadcast on Bylinesupplement.com
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian. Goldberg.
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Polls and Politainment: The Rise of Reform UK
What lies behind the success of Reform UK in the local council elections in England and their parliamentary by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.
Adrian Goldberg is joined in discussion by Byline Times political editor Adam Bienkov and Byline Times executive editor Peter Jukes.
Produced by Adrian Goldberg ahd Harvey White in Birmingham.
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Clive Lewis MP: On Trump, Starmer and Blair
Backbench Labour MP Clive Lewis talks to Adrian Goldberg about Labour leader Keir Starmer's negotiating stance with to Donald Trump over NATO and tariffs, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's intervention on Net Zero.
Produced in Birmingham by Adrian Goldberg.
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The Simmer Of Discontent
This episode marks the release of a new print edition of the Byline Times, called 'The Simmer of Discontent' which examines how and the fuel for last year’s riots is still simmering.
Byline Times editor Hardeep Matharu and co-founder Peter Jukes are joined in conversation with veteran political commentator Peter Oborne, once of the Daily Mail and The Telegraph who draws parallels between the turbulent times we're living through and the 1920s.
There's also a no-holds barred discussion about the state of British journalism.
Produced in Birmingham UK by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White.
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